US Forces Destroy 3 IRGC Oil Tankers After Iran Targets Navy Warships

No Americans were hurt in the attacks, according to U.S. Central Command.

US Forces Destroy 3 IRGC Oil Tankers After Iran Targets Navy Warships

TL;DR

  • U.S. forces destroyed three Iranian crude oil carriers on September 5th.
  • The action was in response to Iran's IRGC attempting to launch ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships.
  • The Iranian missiles did not strike the U.S. Navy warships.
  • No American personnel were injured in the incident.
  • U.S. Central Command confirmed the disabling of two carriers (M/T Downy and M/T Stark 1) and the destruction of a third (M/T Kylo) in the Gulf of Oman.