US military launches missile counterattack, destroys or paralyzes 3 Iranian oil tankers
Quick Look
The U.S. military stated on the 5th that after Iran launched missiles to attack U.S. warships, the U.S. military launched a counterattack, destroying or paralyzing three oil tankers associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and there were no U.S. military casualties.
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Why It Matters
There has been a long-term confrontation between the US military and Iran in the Persian Gulf and surrounding waters, and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is suspected of funding its forces through oil transportation.
The US military launches missiles against Iran. (AFP file photo)
The U.S. military said on the 5th that after Iran launched missiles to attack U.S. warships, the U.S. military counterattacked, destroying or paralyzing three oil tankers associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The Associated Press and the Times of Israel reported that the U.S. Central Command stated in a statement on the 5th that a U.S. aircraft and a destroyer evaded "multiple unprovoked attacks by Iran" and that there were no U.S. casualties. The U.S. military subsequently attacked three Iranian oil tankers, rendering two of them "permanently disabled" and destroying another unloaded oil tanker.
"Following the failed Iranian attack, Central Command permanently disabled the Iranian Revolutionary Guard tanker M/T Downy off Kharg Island and the M/T Stark 1 tanker near the city of Jask," the statement said. "U.S. forces also completely destroyed...the uncargo tanker M/T Kylo in the Gulf of Oman."
The U.S. military statement accused the tankers of being part of a "shadow network" that helps fund the Revolutionary Guards, using proceeds from oil shipments to help fund Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Before the US military announced this news, Iran's semi-official media "Tasnim" reported that an oil tanker near Kharg Island was attacked by the US military.
Open Questions
- Will Iran take further retaliatory actions against the US military?
