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US strikes Iranian oil tankers after attempted missile attacks on American Navy

From Times of Israel · () English

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  • The United States struck Iranian oil tankers after attempted missile attacks against the US Navy, according to the report.
  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened a response to the strikes.
  • Iran said it had seized an advanced submarine drone, while CENTCOM said the defective unmanned vehicle malfunctioned.

The United States struck Iranian oil tankers after attempted missile attacks on the American Navy, prompting a threat of retaliation from Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

The strikes also followed Iran's claim that it had seized an advanced submarine drone. CENTCOM disputed that account, saying the unmanned vehicle was defective and had malfunctioned.

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