CENTCOM Says U.S. Destroyed 5 Iranian Tankers After Missile Attacks
CENTCOM said crews were ordered off the vessels before the strikes, and Washington called the tankers part of a multibillion-dollar IRGC funding network.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Central Command destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers, including M/T Kaviz and M/T Derya, after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice in recent days.
- American forces targeted the vessels in response to repeated missile attacks on naval assets, continuing a pattern established when the U.S. previously struck Iranian tankers following attempts to strike an aircraft carrier and destroyer on Saturday.
- CENTCOM confirmed no American personnel were harmed during the attempted missile attacks. Iranian forces then launched ballistic missiles at the Muwaffaq al-Salti airbase in Jordan, where Jordanian authorities reported no casualties.
- Global oil prices climbed to near $100 per barrel as markets reacted to the escalation. Iranian state media warned that tankers near Kuwait and Bahrain would be targeted in retaliation for the U.S. strikes.
- Military analysts note these strikes target a multibillion-dollar shadow network used to finance the IRGC. The conflict threatens shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for nearly one-fifth of global oil supplies.
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