U.S. military says it destroyed three Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks
'If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost — taking out three of yours,' U.S. commander Admiral Brad Cooper said
U.S. forces launched a series of airstrikes on three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, according to U.S. Central Command. The attacks targeted one tanker off the coast of Kharg Island, a crucial oil export hub for Iran. The U.S. military action followed an earlier Iranian strike on two American naval ships using ballistic missiles.
Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, emphasized the consequences of such attacks, stating that the U.S. would impose a significant economic cost by targeting three Iranian tankers in response. Iran responded to the U.S. strikes by threatening more aggressive actions against American military vessels in the region.
Iran's military command warned that if the U.S. continued its "evil, insecurity, and harassment" of Iranian ships and maintained an economic blockade, their retaliation would be more severe and potentially expanded. Tasnim, Iran's semi-official news agency, reported that four U.S. missiles struck a tanker in the vicinity of Kharg's anchorage.
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