US says destroyed 5 Iranian oil tankers after American warship attacked
The US military says Tehran launched ballistic missiles at an American warship twice in recent days.
On Tuesday, the United States destroyed five Iranian oil tankers following attacks on American naval ships by Iranian forces. The US military reported that this marks the second time in less than a week that Washington targeted Iranian tankers in response to attacks on US vessels. The destruction of the tankers was aimed at rendering them inoperable after Iranian forces had launched ballistic missiles at a US Navy warship twice over the past two days.
The warship successfully evaded the attacks and continued its patrol in the region. US forces had earlier destroyed three Iranian crude carriers on Saturday after Iran attempted to attack a US aircraft carrier and a guided missile destroyer. Despite Iran's warning that it would target US bases in the region if its oil tankers were hit, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Washington would continue to strike Iranian tankers in response to Iranian attacks.
Iran vowed to retaliate by targeting oil carriers near US-allied Gulf states, particularly Kuwait and Bahrain, warning all oil tankers in their ports to leave their vessels as they would be targeted.
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