CENTCOM announced that the operation was carried out in response to the Iranian attack on two U.S. Navy vessels.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday that its forces struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to an attack by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on two U.S. warships patrolling regional waters.
"Let the message to the IRGC be clear: if they fire on two of our ships, we will impose an even greater economic cost—we will take out three of theirs," stated Admiral Brad Cooper, a CENTCOM commander.
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Τρία ιρανικά πετρελαιοφόρα έπληξαν οι αμερικανικές δυνάμεις στον Κόλπο του Ομάν και στα ανοιχτά του Ιράν, σύμφωνα με ανακοίνωση της Κεντρικής Διοίκησης των ΗΠΑ (CENTCOM), μετά την εκτόξευση βαλλιστικών πυραύλων από το Σώμα των Φρουρών της Ισλαμικής Επανάστασης (IRGC) εναντίον δύο αμερικανικών πολεμικών πλοίων που περιπολούσαν στα περιφερειακά ύδατα.
ReplyDeleteΌπως αναφέρει η CENTCOM, ένα αμερικανικό αεροπλανοφόρο και ένα αντιτορπιλικό κατευθυνόμενων πυραύλων κατάφεραν να αποφύγουν πολλαπλές επιθέσεις από το Ιράν, χωρίς να τραυματιστεί κανένα μέλος του αμερικανικού προσωπικού.
The U.S. military on Saturday said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, warning that it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.”
ReplyDeleteThe military’s statement said a U.S. aircraft carrier and a destroyer evaded “multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks” while patrolling in the region and no U.S. personnel were hurt. It said two Iranian oil carriers were “permanently disabled” and the third, unladen one, was destroyed.
The U.S. statement said the tankers were part of a shadow network helping to fund Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard and its armed proxies in the region.
Earlier, Iran accused the U.S. of attacking an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf.
The U.S. said one tanker was struck off Kharg Island and another was struck near Jask. The unladen tanker was hit in the Gulf of Oman.
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