Three Iranian oil tankers struck in retaliation for missile attacks, US military says
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The United States military executed precision strikes against three Iranian crude oil carriers on Saturday. The action followed a ballistic missile launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeting two U.S. Navy warships operating in the region. U.S. Central Command confirmed that an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile […]
The United States military conducted targeted strikes against three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, in response to a ballistic missile attack on two U.S. Navy warships in the region. According to U.S. Central Command, both the aircraft carrier and the guided-missile destroyer successfully avoided the attacks without any casualties.
The IRGC crude oil carriers M/T Downy and M/T Stark 1 were disabled while a third unladen vessel, the M/T Kylo, was completely destroyed. The crew members aboard the Kylo were given advance warning and instructed to abandon ship. Military leadership emphasized that the operation was a direct response to maritime aggression within critical shipping lanes, threatening further actions against Iran's exposed oil fleet.
This escalation threatens to escalate a shipping war in and beyond the Persian Gulf, particularly around Kharg Island, which handles ninety percent of Iran's crude oil exports. The collapse of a sixty-day ceasefire and diplomatic impasse over civilian casualties and conflict definitions have left the broader geopolitical landscape deadlocked.
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