US says it hit Iran oil tankers helping finance ‘regional proxies’
Summary
The US military attacked three Iranian oil tankers after Iran launched missile strikes on two US Navy ships. The US said its forces destroyed these tankers because they helped fund Iran’s military groups in the region.Key Facts
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired ballistic missiles at two US Navy warships.
- US forces from an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer avoided the missile attacks.
- The US targeted three Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island.
- Two tankers were disabled and one was destroyed by the US military.
- The tankers were part of a network that supports Iran’s military and allied groups in the region.
- No US personnel were hurt in the missile attacks or the tanker strikes.
- US Central Command said the strikes were a response to Iran’s missile attack.
- President Donald Trump called the conflict “small potatoes” despite recent clashes.
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