US military strikes 5 Iran crude tankers following missile attacks targeting US Navy warship
US hits Iranian oil tankers after IRGC missile attacks on US warship
The US military has destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers early on Wednesday (September 9).
The attacks on Iranian tankers are in response to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeting a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the past two days, according to the US Central Command.
"The US warship successfully evaded the attempted Iranian attacks and continued to patrol regional waters. No American personnel were harmed."
Separately, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran continues to try to hit US naval ships, and "every time they try to do that, they're going to lose crude oil tankers".
On September 5, US forces attacked and destroyed a trio of Iranian oil tankers.
US aircraft dropped numerous munitions on the tankers, causing catastrophic damage and fires.
