"Five More Iranian Oil Tankers Destroyed" in Three Days... Even Their Names Disclosed

The U.S. military announced that it has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on U.S. warships.

In a press release on the 8th (local time), the U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations against Iran, made it clear that the U.S. sinking of the Iranian oil tankers was retaliation for "two separate ballistic missile attacks by the IRGC against U.S. Navy warships over the past two days."

CENTCOM stated, "U.S. Navy warships successfully evaded the Iranian attack attempts and continued their patrols in the area," adding that "there were no injuries among U.S. personnel."

It also announced that a total of five tankers were sunk—four IRGC tankers in the Gulf of Oman and one near Iran's Kharg Island oil export terminal—while disclosing the names of the vessels.

CENTCOM explained, "The U.S. military notified the (tanker) crews to abandon ship before the vessels were attacked and rendered incapacitated."

It added, "Iran has used these tankers as part of a multi-billion-dollar shadow network funding the IRGC and regional (Middle Eastern) proxy forces," and "Iran has no means to defend these vessels."

This marks the second time in three days that the U.S. military has sunk Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for Iranian attacks on U.S. warships, following a previous incident on the 5th.

CENTCOM previously reported that on the 5th, it attacked and disabled three vessels, including two near Kharg Island and one in the Gulf of Oman.

(Photo: Capture from U.S. Central Command website video, Yonhap News)
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