Summary
- The US military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in response to ballistic missile attacks by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on a US Navy vessel.
- It said the US Navy warship evaded both ballistic missile attacks and continues patrol missions in regional waters.
- No US personnel were injured in the attack.
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The US military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in response to an attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on a US Navy vessel.
US Central Command said on X on Sept. 8 that it destroyed the five tankers after the IRGC targeted a US Navy warship twice with ballistic missiles over the past two days.
The command said the US warship evaded both Iranian ballistic missile attacks and continues to conduct patrol missions in regional waters.
No US personnel were injured in the attack.
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