CENTCOM Strikes 3 Iranian Oil Tankers After Missile Attack on Warships
CENTCOM said the tankers funded the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its proxies, and no American personnel were injured.
- On Saturday, U.S. Central Command forces struck three Iranian oil tankers in regional waters in retaliation for ballistic missile attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against two US Navy warships.
- The US military stated that these vessels were part of "a multibillion-dollar shadow network" that funds the IRGC and its regional proxies, serving as a primary financial lifeline for the Iranian military organization.
- Confirmed by CENTCOM, US forces "permanently disabled" the M/T Downy off Kharg Island and the M/T Stark 1 near Jask, while the unladen M/T Kylo was "completely destroyed" in the Gulf of Oman.
- Threatening that retaliation would be "more severe than before," Iran countered CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper, who warned, "We will impose an even higher economic cost."
- With gasoline prices expected to hit $4.03, this incident marks a dangerous escalation in the six-month conflict, during which President Donald Trump described the ongoing hostilities as "small potatoes," dismissing concerns of an active war.
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