The US Military Just Threatened to ‘Destroy Iran’s Limited and Exposed Oil Fleet’ if Tehran Keeps Trying to Attack the US Navy
CENTCOM said the vessels helped fund the Revolutionary Guard and its proxies after Iranian missile fire targeted two U.S. Navy warships.
- On Saturday, U.S. Central Command struck three Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles at American warships, with no U.S. casualties reported.
- CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper justified the strikes as necessary defense, stating, "If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost — taking out three of yours."
- Military aircraft issued a 10-minute warning to the M/T Stark 1 before striking; CENTCOM permanently disabled the M/T Downy and M/T Stark 1, while the M/T Kylo was completely destroyed in the Gulf of Oman.
- Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf threatened retaliation, while Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei warned of a "maritime exclusion zone" across the Persian Gulf in response to the strikes.
- Brent crude surged above $99 a barrel on Tuesday as markets reacted to the attacks, while analyst Hamidreza Azizi of the International Crisis Group suggested Iran seeks calibrated escalation to make diplomacy preferable.
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The US also attacked a second Iranian tanker near Jask, Iranian state television IRIB reported. Earlier, the Tasnim news agency reported that a small tanker was hit by a US missile near the island of Kharg, with no injuries after the crew abandoned the vessel. A US official told Reuters that US forces had struck “several” Iranian tankers linked to the Revolutionary Guards in response to an attempted missile attack on a US warship. According to t…
<p>US starts hitting Iranian oil tankers — Washington revealed new pressure strategy US forces have claimed the destruction or damage of three Iranian oil tankers. Washington called it a response to Iran's missile launch</p>.
US strikes Iranian tankers after more attempted missile attacks on Navy warship - Boston News, Weather, Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday struck multiple Iranian tankers in response to more attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship, according to a...
Iran fired ballistic missiles at US Navy ships for the second time in three days. However, no ships were damaged. In response, the US attacked three oil tankers belonging to Iran, raising tensions in the Gulf region.
US strikes Iranian tankers after attempted attack on Navy ships
WASHINGTON — The US military carried out strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island in the Gulf and around the southeastern Iranian port city of Jask, east of the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest retaliatory exchange of fire between the two sides."American forces have struck multiple Iranian tankers tied to the IRGC in response to more attempted missile attacks on a US Navy warship," a US official told Al-Monitor.
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