The US struck five Iranian crude-oil tankers near Kharg Island and the Gulf of Oman after Iran’s IRGC targeted a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice in two days. CENTCOM said the crews were ordered to evacuate before the vessels were destroyed, alleging they were part of an Iranian “shadow network” funding the IRGC and regional proxies. Iran retaliated with missile strikes on a US base in Jordan. The escalation comes alongside new US sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector
Source: Times of india
