The US Central Command announced on Saturday the destruction of an Iranian oil tanker and the disabling of two other tankers, in response to what it said was the Revolutionary Guard’s firing of ballistic missiles towards two US warships in the region’s waters.
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an American aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer escaped the Iranian attacks, with no American personnel injured.
She added that her forces disabled the two Iranian oil tankers, “Dawni” off Kharg Island and “Stark 1” near Jask, and destroyed the tanker “Kilo,” also known as “Nuxen,” in the Gulf of Oman, after instructing its crew to leave.
the US military targeted an Iranian oil tanker about six miles off Kharg Island with four missiles, causing no casualties and noting that the crew had been evacuated. Iranian media also reported hearing explosions in the vicinity of the island, while Washington had not yet commented on the attack.
These developments come amid escalating US-Iranian confrontation over maritime and energy security in the Gulf, following renewed strikes between the two sides in recent days.
On February 28, 2016 , the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran, which was followed by Tehran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important oil and gas export routes. On June 17, Washington and Tehran reached the "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding" regarding a cessation of hostilities and arrangements for reopening the strait, before its implementation faltered and confrontations resumed.
On September 1, CENTCOM announced a new wave of strikes against Iranian military targets, including air defenses, radars, naval assets, mine-laying capabilities, and communications sites.
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