US strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after IRGC attack on American naval ship
DUBAI — U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said, including one off the coast of Kharg Island, near Iran's key oil export hub. The strikes were carried out after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy ships, Central Command said. “Let the message to the IRGC be clear: If you shoot at two of our ships, we…
On Saturday, U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes targeted one tanker off the coast of Kharg Island, near Iran's crucial oil export hub. The U.S. action came after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy ships, as reported by the Central Command.
Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, emphasized the message to the IRGC: "If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost — taking out three of yours."
Iran responded by threatening to intensify strikes against U.S. military vessels in the region. The country's military command, through Tasnim, Iran's semi-official news agency, stated that if the harassment of Iranian ships and the naval blockade of Iran persist, the strikes by Iran's armed forces against U.S. military vessels will become more severe, with the possibility of expansion.
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