According to The Zioneer, U.S. Central Command forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers on Sept. 8, after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the previous two days. The warship successfully evaded the attacks and continued patrolling; no American personnel were harmed.
The Zioneer reports that CENTCOM forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers on Sept. 8 in retaliation for IRGC ballistic missile attacks on a U.S. Navy warship. The warship evaded both attacks without casualties and remained on patrol. The operation marks a further escalation in direct U.S. retaliation against Iranian maritime assets, following a pattern of tit-for-tat strikes in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. No American personnel were harmed, and the carriers were confirmed destroyed.
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