CENTCOM Strikes Five Iranian-Linked Oil Tankers After Attacks

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers on September 8 after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched two ballistic-missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship. The vessels M/T Kaviz, M/T Charminar, M/T Horizon 1, M/T Riesco and M/T Derya were struck in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island. CENTCOM said crews were ordered to abandon the vessels before the attacks. No U.S. personnel were injured.