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United States attacks three Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz

From BioBioChile · () Spanish

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

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  • The United States said it destroyed three Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.
  • U.S. Central Command said Iran’s Revolutionary Guard had opened fire on American warships before the attacks.
  • The command warned that it could target more of Iran’s oil fleet if necessary.

The United States said it attacked and destroyed three Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard opened fire on U.S. warships.

U.S. Central Command, known as Centcom, announced the strikes in a post on X. The command also warned that, “if necessary,” the United States would destroy Iran’s “limited and vulnerable oil fleet.”

The report described the action as a response to fire from the Revolutionary Guard against American naval vessels. No further details were included in the supplied report.

If necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and vulnerable oil fleet.

· U.S. Central CommandThe command’s warning after reporting attacks on three Iranian oil tankers.
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Originally published by BioBioChile 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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