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.
US forces have destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after Iran retaliated against an American warship with ballistic missiles for the second time in a week, the US military announced. The strikes are a response to Iran's recent failed attacks on US naval vessels, according to US Central Command (Centcom). The US forces directed crew members to abandon the tankers before they were destroyed and made inoperable.
This comes after three Iranian crude carriers were targeted by US forces on Saturday following Iran's attempts to attack a US aircraft carrier and a guided missile destroyer. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Iran would continue to face consequences for each attack on US naval ships, stating that Washington would destroy the tankers as a response to the Iranian threats.
Iran has vowed to retaliate by targeting oil tankers near US-allied Gulf states, particularly Kuwait and Bahrain, in response to the US strikes.
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