US says it struck three Iranian oil tankers after alleged attacks on warships
US Central Command says two tankers were disabled and a third destroyed after ballistic missiles were fired towards two US Navy vessels. The claims have not been independently verified.
The US military says it struck three Iranian crude oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg Island, after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles towards two US Navy warships.
US Central Command said an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer evaded multiple attacks while patrolling regional waters on Saturday. It said no American personnel were injured.
CENTCOM said the subsequent strikes disabled two Iranian oil carriers and destroyed a third. The command alleged the vessels formed part of a multibillion-dollar network financing the IRGC and its regional proxies.
The command did not provide further details about possible casualties or damage beyond its assessment of the vessels’ status. The tankers were not identified in the available material.
The strikes took place amid a six-month US-Israeli war with Iran and failed negotiations to end the conflict, according to the source material. The United States and Iran had resumed exchanging attacks after about a month without direct confrontations.
The US military’s claims about the missile launches, the tankers’ alleged financing links and the operational effects of the strikes have not been independently verified.
