Iran Attacks Vessels in Hormuz After US Strikes Iranian Tankers

Iran has taken retaliatory action following a U.S. military strike on three Iranian oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement claiming that it attacked three oil tankers transiting "unauthorized routes" in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as three U.S.-linked vessels in other waters. It asserted that the attacks were in retaliation for the U.S. military striking the Iranian tankers.

Earlier, the U.S. Central Command stated that it attacked the three Iranian oil tankers in response to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps firing ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships patrolling the area.

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