US Forces Destroy 3 IRGC Oil Tankers After Iran Targets Navy Warships

U.S. forces destroyed three Iranian crude oil carriers on September 5th following an attempted ballistic missile launch by Iran’s IRGC toward two U.S. Navy warships. The missiles failed to hit the warships, and no American personnel were injured. In response, U.S. Central Command disabled two carriers and destroyed a third in the Gulf of Oman.

• U.S. forces destroyed three Iranian crude oil carriers on September 5th.
• The action was in response to Iran’s IRGC attempting to launch ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships.
• The Iranian missiles did not strike the U.S. Navy warships.
• No American personnel were injured in the incident.
• U.S. Central Command confirmed the disabling of two carriers (M/T Downy and M/T Stark 1) and the destruction of a third (M/T Kylo) in the Gulf of Oman.