Iran-Krieg: USA greifen iranische Tanker an – Teheran feuert Raketen ab
Das US-Militär nimmt fünf iranische Tanker ins Visier, einer sinkt. Teheran reagiert und attackiert Ziele in Jordanien. Ein Experte warnt vor einer unkontrollierbaren Eskalationsspirale.
In Düsseldorf, the conflict between the United States and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz is escalating once again. According to US military assertions, in retaliation for Iran's attacks on a US warship, five Iranian oil tankers were destroyed and one was sunk. Iran's Revolutionary Guards responded promptly with "severe rocket attacks" on the allied Kingdom of Jordan.
According to the state Jordanian news agency Petra, the army fired 20 ballistic missiles. Following the attacks on the Iranian oil tankers, the responsible US Regional Command Centcom announced on the X platform that the tanker "M/T Riesco" was sinking in the Gulf of Oman. They also released a video showing the vessel being hit, catching fire, and subsequently capsizing stern-first.
The US did not state whether the tanker was carrying oil. The renewed retaliation against Iranian tankers occurred after Revolutionary Guards attacked US naval ships twice in the past two days, according to US Command Centcom. The US warship was not hit. The state Iranian news agency Irna quoted Revolutionary Guards, stating that ballistic missile-equipped US destroyers DDG-119 and DDG-53 were targeted.
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