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U.S. attacks three Iranian oil tankers after Iranian strike on American warships

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • U.S. Central Command said American forces attacked three Iranian oil tankers after Iranian missiles targeted two U.S. Navy ships.
  • The command said a U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer evaded multiple attacks and no American personnel were injured.
  • Two tankers were permanently disabled and a third, empty vessel was destroyed after being hit at multiple critical points.

The United States attacked three Iranian oil tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships patrolling regional waters, U.S. Central Command said.

In a statement, Centcom said an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer had “successfully evaded multiple Iranian attacks.” No U.S. personnel were injured, according to the command.

successfully evaded multiple Iranian attacks

· U.S. Central CommandCentcom described how an American aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer avoided the Iranian strikes.

The American military then “permanently disabled” the IRGC tankers M/T Downy, off Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, and M/T Stark 1, near Jask in the Gulf of Oman. U.S. forces also completely destroyed the empty tanker M/T Kylo, also known as “Noxen,” in the Gulf of Oman.

Centcom said the third vessel was struck at multiple critical points, leaving it inoperable. The supplied report ends during the command's description of the operation.

permanently disabled

· U.S. Central CommandCentcom used the phrase to describe the condition of two Iranian oil tankers after the U.S. attack.
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Originally published by Cooperativa 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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