US and Iran Exchange Strikes, Iran on the Losing End

The United States destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on September 8, four in the Gulf of Oman and one near Kharg Island, after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps twice attempted to strike a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles over the preceding two days. U.S. Central Command said the warship evaded both attempts and that no American personnel were harmed. Iran responded hours later by firing roughly 20 ballistic missiles at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, also known as Al Azraq, in Jordan, where U.S. forces are stationed. The Jordanian Armed Forces said 18 of the missiles were intercepted and…