U.S. Destroys Iranian Tanker, Disables Two Others After Missile Attacks on Navy Warships

U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships, marking another sharp escalation in the maritime conflict between Washington and Tehran.

U.S. Central Command said the Iranian missiles targeted an American aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer operating in regional waters. Both warships successfully evaded multiple attacks and no U.S. personnel were injured, according to CENTCOM.

The U.S. response targeted three crude oil tankers that CENTCOM described as part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network used to finance the IRGC and its regional proxies.

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