The US Central Command announced that on September 5, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles at two US Navy warships patrolling in regional waters. The US aircraft carrier and destroyer evaded the attacks successfully, with no American casualties. In response, US forces permanently sank three Iranian oil tankers: Downy near Kharg Island, Stark 1 near Jask, and Kellow (also known as Noxen) in the Gulf of Oman. The crew of Kellow was ordered to abandon ship before US strikes hit multiple critical points, rendering it inoperable. The tankers were part of a multibillion-dollar illicit network that funds the IRGC and its regional proxies, according to the statement. The US military said Iran was unable to protect these vessels.
The US Central Command said on Saturday that its forces sank three Iranian crude oil tankers after the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles at two US Navy warships. The US aircraft carrier and a missile destroyer evaded the attacks without any casualties, the command said in a statement.
Following the failed Iranian missile attack, US Central Command forces permanently sank the Iranian crude oil tanker Downy near Kharg Island, the Stark 1 near Jask, and the Kellow (also known as Noxen) in the Gulf of Oman. The Kellow was not carrying oil at the time, and its crew was ordered to abandon ship before US strikes hit multiple critical points, making it unable to continue sailing.
The three tankers belong to a multibillion-dollar secret network that provides funding for the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its regional proxies, the statement added. The US military asserted that Iran was unable to protect these oil tankers.
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