U.S. Destroys Five More IRGC Tankers After Iran Targets Navy Warship

U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers Tuesday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the past two days, according to U.S. Central Command.

CENTCOM said the warship successfully evaded both attacks and continued its patrol. No American personnel were injured.

In response, U.S. forces struck the Kaviz, Charminar, Horizon 1 and Riesco in the Gulf of Oman, along with the Deryanear Iran’s Kharg Island. CENTCOM said crews were ordered to abandon the vessels before they were struck and rendered inoperable.

The strikes bring to eight the number of Iranian tankers