U.S. launches strikes on 5 Iranian oil tankers after latest attacks on warship
The engagement follows similar violence last week, as Iranian and U.S. forces have continued to trade fire amid stunted diplomatic efforts to end the war.
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The engagement follows similar violence last week, as Iranian and U.S. forces have continued to trade fire amid stunted diplomatic efforts to end the war.
Tuesday's strikes are the latest tit-for-tat strikes as Washington and Tehran lurch back toward fighting during more than six months of war.
US military says it struck the five Iranian tankers after IRGC targeted a US warship twice in two days.
Iran's IRGC urges crews to leave tankers in Kuwait and Bahrain, warning it will target ships following US attack.
The US military has released video of its forces destroying what it says are five Iranian crude oil tankers.
U.S. Central Command announced Tuesday that American forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after Tehran targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has the latest.
The strikes by the U.S. military hit targets near Iran's strategically crucial oil export hub of Kharg Island.
US forces destroyed five Iranian oil carriers on Tuesday after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at an American warship twice in recent days. Iran also launched strikes on US targets in Jordan, and threatened attacks on oil tankers off Kuwait and Bahrain. Follow our liveblog…
The U.S. military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Tuesday in response to attempted Iranian missile launches at U.S. Navy warships, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced. The U.S. forces disabled IRGC crude oil…