U.S. Military Says It Targeted Three Oil Tankers Linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
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- U.S. Central Command said American forces targeted three Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- CENTCOM said two tankers were permanently disabled and a third was destroyed in the Gulf of Oman.
- The strikes followed Iranian ballistic missile launches toward two U.S. warships and occurred amid continuing tensions between Washington and Tehran.
The U.S. military says it targeted three Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after Iran launched ballistic missiles toward two American warships.
U.S. Central Command, known as CENTCOM, said on Saturday that its forces permanently disabled two of the tankers and destroyed a third in the Gulf of Oman. It said no U.S. service members were injured in the operations.
The strikes came amid continuing escalation between Washington and Tehran. The developments have raised concerns about a broader confrontation and the effect on maritime security and oil tanker traffic in the region, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman.
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Originally published by Télégraphe in Arabic. 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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