US destroys five Iranian tankers, Iran retaliates with attacks on Jordan

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US destroys five Iranian tankers, Iran retaliates with attacks on Jordan

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The US military destroyed five Iranian tankers following repeated IRGC attacks on US warships, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes on a US base in Jordan. This exchange highlights an escalating military confrontation in the Middle East.

US military says it struck the five Iranian tankers after IRGC targeted a US warship twice in two days.

World Security Conflict Politics Commodities Energy Shipping US military Iranian tankers IRGC Jordan military confrontation Middle East oil

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