U.S. Central Command (Centcom) on Saturday conducted strikes on several Iranian crude oil carriers in response to “multiple unprovoked” Iranian attacks on two U.S. Navy warships, according to the military command.
The U.S. military “permanently disabled” three of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s (IRGC) crude oil carriers located near Kharg Island and in the Gulf of Oman. No U.S. service members were harmed during the Iranian attacks, according to Centcom.
🚨 BREAKING: US forces have just DESTROYED 3 Iranian oil tankers after Iran attempted to fire ballistic missiles at 2 U.S. Navy warships, per CENTCOM
A U.S. aircraft carrier and guided missile destroyer were targeted, but were NOT hit, and no Americans were injured
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