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"Three For Two": CENTCOM Destroys Iranian Tankers Near Kharg Island After IRGC Targets US Warships
"Three For Two": CENTCOM Destroys Iranian Tankers Near Kharg Island After IRGC Targets US Warships
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CENTCOM Confirms Iranian Tankers Hit Near Kharg Island
Iranian Tanker Reportedly Hit By Missiles Near Kharg Island
CENTCOM Confirms Strikes
US Central Command confirmed on X that US forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships.
CENTCOM provided details:
Following Iran's failed attacks, CENTCOM permanently disabled the IRGC crude oil carriers M/T Downy off the coast of Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask. American forces also completely destroyed...
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