US strikes Iranian tankers plus other key Mideast news
- The U.S. destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers on Tuesday in response to two missile attacks by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy on a U.S. Navy warship over consecutive days.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy warned oil tanker crews near Kuwait and Bahrain ports to immediately evacuate their vessels, citing risk of U.S. retaliation.
- Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at multiple oil facilities and wounded dozens of people, intensifying regional tensions.
- Britain announced a ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank; Israel responded by saying it will close the British consulate in Jerusalem.
- Iran launched missiles toward U.S. targets in Jordan in retaliation for the American strikes on Iranian tankers, continuing a cycle of tit-for-tat military exchanges.
The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers on Tuesday after Tehran fired missiles at a Navy warship twice over two consecutive days. U.S. Central Command announced the strikes on social media as the latest escalation in tit-for-tat military exchanges between Washington and Tehran during more than six months of regional conflict.
In response to the American strikes, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy issued a warning to oil tanker crews operating near ports in Kuwait and Bahrain, ordering them to immediately evacuate their vessels due to the risk of potential U.S. targeting. The warning, carried by Iranian state television, also accused Kuwait and Bahrain of hosting U.S. forces and assisting in the attacks on Iranian tankers.
Meanwhile, Houthi forces backed by Iran launched attacks on Saudi Arabia that ignited fires at several oil facilities and wounded dozens of people, raising the stakes in renewed fighting between a U.S. ally and an Iranian proxy. The escalation comes days after deadly clashes in Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza. Separately, Britain announced a ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting Israel to declare it would close its British consulate in Jerusalem. Iran subsequently launched missiles toward U.S. targets in Jordan as further retaliation for the American strikes.
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美国军方表示，在德黑兰在连续两天内两次向美国海军军舰发射导弹后，美国周二摧毁了五艘伊朗原油油轨。美国中央司令部通过社交媒体宣布了这次打击，这是华盛顿和德黑兰在六个多月地区冲突期间最新一轮相互报复的军事交锋。
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