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Iran says it attacked US warships and oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

From La Vanguardia · () Spanish

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

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  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it attacked three oil tankers, three US-linked vessels, a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer.
  • Iran said the strikes responded to US attacks on three Iranian tankers, while US Central Command said its warships evaded multiple Iranian attacks without injuries.
  • The confrontation centers on the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has blocked since the war began and where it demands permission for vessels to pass.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Saturday that it had attacked three oil tankers in “unauthorized routes” through the Strait of Hormuz and three vessels linked to the United States in “other areas,” according to Iran’s Fars news agency.

Fars also reported that Iran’s Aerospace Force launched ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and a Navy destroyer. Iran presented the attacks as a response to what it described as American aggression against three Iranian oil tankers earlier on Saturday.

refrain from any suspicious movement intended to transit through unauthorized maritime routes. Otherwise, they will be attacked.

· Iranian state broadcaster IRIBThe warning addressed vessels in or near the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB warned ships in or near the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz to “refrain from any suspicious movement intended to transit through unauthorized maritime routes. Otherwise, they will be attacked.”

The US military gave a different account of the earlier exchange. US Central Command said Iran had fired ballistic missiles at two American warships patrolling the region, but said the carrier and guided-missile destroyer “successfully evaded multiple Iranian attacks” and that no US personnel were injured.

successfully evaded multiple Iranian attacks

· US Central CommandThe command described how a US aircraft carrier and destroyer responded to Iranian missile attacks.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry later “strongly condemned” attacks on Iranian merchant vessels in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, calling them a violation of the United Nations Charter and a “war crime.” The strikes followed the heaviest US bombardment of Iran in more than a month, which Iranian authorities said killed at least 19 people, including four at a wedding. Iran said it responded with strikes on US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz since the war began on Feb. 28, using the waterway as its main source of pressure. The blockade has nearly halted oil exports, while Iran demands permission from vessels seeking to cross. The United States has imposed a cordon around Iranian ports and ships and, according to oil and Middle East experts cited in the report, has restored part of maritime traffic along a southern route near Oman.

strongly condemned

· Iranian Foreign MinistryThe ministry denounced attacks on Iranian merchant vessels.
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Originally published by La Vanguardia in Spanish. 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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