US destroys five Iranian tankers as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes on Jordan
US military says it destroyed five more Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on a Navy warship. Iran struck a US military base in Jordan with missiles in retaliation, the Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday. Jordan's army said it shot down 18 missiles from Iran targeting the kingdom.
The US military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in response to Iran targeting a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles. According to the US Central Command, there was no American casualty when the US warship evaded the missiles launched twice by Iran over two days.
Iran retaliated with a ballistic missile attack on a US base near Al Azraq town in eastern Jordan. The Jordanian army reported shooting down 18 missiles from Iran targeting the kingdom.
Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen also launched strikes on several Saudi cities, wounding 73 people and setting oil installations ablaze. RTE News reported that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Washington would continue to strike Iranian targets in response to Iranian attacks.
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