US attacks 5 Iranian oil tankers, Tehran retaliates with strikes on Jordan - Al Jazeera
The U.S. military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers following alleged Iranian attacks on a U.S. warship, leading to retaliatory Iranian strikes on a U.S. base in Jordan. These hostilities have caused a sharp spike in global oil prices.
Why it matters
This escalation represents a major military confrontation that threatens regional stability and global energy markets.
US military says it struck the five Iranian tankers after IRGC targeted a US warship twice in two days.
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Iran says it has attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the US announced it had sunk five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg island after accusing Tehran of launching ballistic missiles at a US warship.
Iran also fired missiles at US forces stationed at the Al-Azraq base in Jordan.
The exchange of fire overnight and Wednesday morning comes amid escalating tensions in the Gulf six months into the US and Israel’s war on Iran, with Tehran closing the Strait of Hormuz and Washington enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
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