Iran targets three US ships, three oil tankers in Hormuz in retaliation for US strikes, IRGC claims
The Iranian Navy targeted three oil tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated ships in retaliation for the three oil tankers hit by the US, the IRGC claimed.
The US military struck three Iranian oil tankers on September 5, according to US Central Command. The strikes followed an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attack on two US Navy warships with ballistic missiles. The tankers, part of a secret network funding the IRGC, were disabled or destroyed.
US Central Command said a US aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer evaded the Iranian attacks without injury. Admiral Brad Cooper stated that if Iran fires on US ships, the US will impose a greater economic cost.
The IRGC claimed that in retaliation for the US strikes on the oil tankers, the Iranian Navy targeted three oil tankers and three US-affiliated ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's military warned of more severe strikes against US military vessels if harassment of Iranian ships continues.
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