US military destroys 5 Iranian tankers after missile attacks on warship
The US military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers following attacks on a US warship, leading to retaliatory missile strikes by Iran on US targets in Jordan. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the US will continue to respond to Iranian aggression against naval vessels.
Why it matters
The escalating tit-for-tat military strikes in the Persian Gulf threaten to destabilize global oil supply chains and increase regional conflict.
<p>Iran has launched missiles toward US targets in Jordan, Iranian state-run media said, following the latest American strikes.</p> <p>It’s the latest tit-for-tat retaliation after the US military said it destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers following two attacks on a US warship by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over the past two days.</p> <p>US Central Command, when asked about the strikes on the Jordanian airbase, said it had no information to offer.</p> <p>The Iranian tankers destroyed in the attack were the Kivik, Charminar, Horizon 1 and the Riesco in the Gulf of Oman, Central Command said.
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