US attacks 5 Iranian oil tankers, Tehran retaliates with strikes on Jordan
US military says it struck the five Iranian tankers after the IRGC targeted a US warship twice in two days.
The United States has launched attacks on five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island after accusing Tehran of launching ballistic missiles at a US warship twice in two days.
Iran responded to Tuesday’s attacks by firing missiles at US forces stationed at the Al Azraq base in Jordan.
Amman said its air defences intercepted and destroyed 18 of 20 Iranian missiles, while the rest fell in open areas.
The IRGC also said that “several” Iranian commercial ships were hit, and that it retaliated by subjecting Al Azraq base in Jordan to “fierce missile strikes”. It claimed that hangars used by US fighter jets were destroyed in the attacks.