US Targets Iranian Oil Vessels After Ballistic Missile Strike
US forces struck three Iranian oil vessels on Saturday after ballistic missiles were launched at two US Navy ships, according to US Central Command.
CENTCOM said one of the vessels was targeted off the coast of Kharg Island, near Iran's main oil export hub. Admiral Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command, said the strikes were carried out after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted the two American warships.
CENTCOM said no US personnel were harmed in the exchange. The latest incident comes amid heightened tensions in the region, more than six months after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran in February.