US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
CENTCOM said the tankers were part of a shadow network funding the Revolutionary Guard and its proxies after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two U.S. warships.
- On Saturday, CENTCOM struck three Iranian oil tankers after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two Navy warships, though both American vessels evaded the attacks unharmed.
- Since February's Operation Epic Fury, American forces have enforced a naval blockade meant to cut off Iranian oil exports, repeatedly targeting tankers attempting to defy it.
- American forces permanently disabled the M/T Downy off Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask, and completely destroyed the M/T Kylo in the Gulf of Oman, which CENTCOM described as part of a shadow fleet funding the IRGC.
- Central Command Adm. Brad Cooper warned the military will "if necessary, destroy Iran's limited and exposed oil fleet" to defend American forces from "multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks."
- Earlier, Iran accused the United States of attacking a tanker near Kharg Island, while negotiations between the nations have collapsed and both sides seek to inflict economic pain.
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The US says Iran targeted two of its warships with missiles, and they responded.
On Saturday, the US military said it hit three Iranian oil tankers, including one off Khark Island, the country's main oil terminal, after Iran fired missiles at two US Navy warships. The US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees operations in the Middle East, said its US strikes disabled an oil tanker off the coast of Khark Island and another off Jask Island, and destroyed a third in the Gulf of Oman. “After Iran's futile attacks, CENTCOM pe…
Iran previously launched missiles at two US warships.
US military strikes three Iranian tankers in retaliation for missile attacks
The United States military struck three Iran-linked oil tankers on Saturday after ballistic missiles were fired toward two American Navy warships in the region, according to a report from the BBC. US Central Command said the action followed multiple attacks by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that targeted an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer. […]
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