WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday on social media.
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) fired ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships patrolling regional waters, CENTCOM said in a statement, adding that no American personnel were harmed.
The U.S. military "permanently disabled" the IRGC crude oil carriers M/T Downy off the coast of Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask, and "completely destroyed" the unladen crude oil carrier M/T Kylo in the Gulf of Oman, according to CENTCOM.
The statement said the Kylo was struck in multiple critical locations to render it inoperable after its crew was directed to abandon ship. ■
