US strikes three Iranian tankers after failed Iranian attack on naval ships
The United States struck three Iranian crude oil tankers on Saturday after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships operating in regional waters, according to U.S. Central Command.
TL;DR
- U.S. Central Command stated that U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers.
- The strikes were in retaliation for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launching ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships.
- U.S. forces reported no American personnel were injured.
- One Iranian crude oil tanker was permanently disabled off Kharg Island.
- Another tanker was disabled near Jask.
- An unladen crude oil carrier in the Gulf of Oman was completely destroyed.