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Iran conflict: U.S. military says it “destroyed” three Iranian oil tankers

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The U.S. military said it struck three Iranian oil tankers, one in the Gulf and two in the Gulf of Oman, after Iranian missile attacks on two U.S. ships.
  • U.S. Central Command said two vessels were permanently disabled and a third was completely destroyed, with no American military personnel injured.
  • The strikes followed renewed hostilities around the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran maintains a blockade and the United States continues a blockade of Iranian ports.

After a month of calm, fighting between Washington and Tehran has resumed. The U.S. military said it struck and “destroyed” three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, one in the Gulf and two in the Gulf of Oman.

destroyed

· U.S. militaryThe U.S. military used the term to describe the strike on one of the three Iranian oil tankers.

U.S. Central Command said the strikes came after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched missiles at two U.S. Navy ships patrolling regional waters. It said American forces “permanently neutralized” two of the tankers and “completely destroyed” the third.

The targeted vessels were located near Iran’s Kharg Island, home to the country’s main oil terminal in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz close to Jask, and in the Gulf of Oman. The U.S. military said an aircraft carrier and a destroyer had escaped multiple “unprovoked Iranian attacks” and that no American service members were injured.

permanently neutralized

· U.S. Central CommandCentcom used the phrase to describe two tankers targeted in the strikes.

Iranian media earlier reported hearing “several explosions” near Kharg Island as hostilities with the United States resumed. Washington said its operations aimed to prevent rockets loaded with naval mines from being fired into the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Tehran responded by targeting Gulf neighbors, the report said.

unprovoked Iranian attacks

· U.S. militaryThe military characterized attacks on an American aircraft carrier and destroyer.

Iran continues to lock down the Strait of Hormuz while Washington maintains its blockade of Iranian ports. U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States was carrying out “targeted strikes” in Iran but insisted it was “not currently fighting.”

not currently fighting

· Donald TrumpThe U.S. president described the U.S. military’s actions in Iran.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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