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US Destroys Five Iranian Oil Tankers After Missile Attacks
Al Jazeera1h
THE BRIEF
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The United States military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island following two days of attempted ballistic missile strikes on a US warship.
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Iran retaliated by firing 20 ballistic missiles at the Al Azraq base in Jordan, where local air defences successfully intercepted 18 of the projectiles while two landed in unpopulated areas.
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US Central Command confirmed no American personnel were harmed during the exchange, while Iran's state broadcaster reported that crews were evacuated from the targeted tankers before the vessels were rendered inoperable.