U.S. Central Command confirmed Saturday that American forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers in retaliation for an attack on U.S. Navy warships. Two vessels were disabled near Kharg Island, while a third was destroyed in the Gulf of Oman. Strike Details and Retaliation CENTCOM stated that the strikes followed multiple unprovoked attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on a U.S. aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer. American forces permanently disabled the IRGC-linked tankers M/T Downy off Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask. The unladen carrier M/T Kylo, also known as the Noxen, was destroyed in…
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