US military strikes three Iranian tankers in retaliation for missile attacks
Reuters The United States military said Saturday its forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships.
The fresh exchanges threaten to heighten a shipping war in and beyond the Persian Gulf, as Iran seeks to prevent shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz without its consent and the US steps up targeting of Iranian shipping.” Earlier Saturday, Iranian news agencies said a tanker came under missile attack by US forces near Kharg Island.
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