BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 5. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had carried out strikes against three Iranian oil tankers.
“CENTCOM forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on September 5 after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy vessels patrolling regional waters,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
According to the statement, the Downy tanker near Kharg Island and the Stark 1 tanker near the port city of Jask were disabled.
“U.S. forces also destroyed the empty Kylo tanker in the Gulf of Oman,” the command said.
