CENTCOM says it struck three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC targeted two US warships
WASHINTON, SEP 4: US forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers on Saturday after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships in regional waters, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. It said a US aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer evaded multiple Iranian attacks and that no American personnel were harmed. In response, US forces “permanently disabled” the crude oil carriers M/T Downy off Iran’s Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask, according to the statement. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Read More
