US Sinks 3 Iranian Tankers After Iran Targets Navy Ships
It turns out that shooting missiles at the US Navy is a fantastic way to lose your entire oil fleet in a single afternoon.
Things escalated quickly in the Gulf of Oman after Iran decided to take a shot at US warships. The response wasn't a strongly worded letter or a diplomatic talk. Instead, the US military took out three Iranian crude oil carriers, effectively turning them into expensive scrap metal.
The Pentagon made it pretty clear: if you take a shot at two of their ships, they are going to sink three of yours. One tanker was completely destroyed, and the crews were told to hop in their lifeboats and abandon ship after receiving a rather polite ten-minute warning over the radio. It is a bold strategy to have an oil fleet that is essentially defenseless against a modern military.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump is out here calling the whole situation small potatoes, while allegedly eyeing up nuclear sites for potential future strikes. It is a weird time to be a tanker captain in the Middle East.
Nothing says economic policy like turning a shadow fleet into an underwater reef.
Source: CENTCOM
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