Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced it had attacked US-linked ships, in an action that comes as a response to the destruction of three Iranian oil tankers carried out by the United States. The attack was justified as direct retaliation against what Tehran considers American aggression.
Iranian authorities further threatened to intensify retaliation against the United States. Tehran accuses Washington of having committed a "war crime" with the destruction of the oil tankers, significantly raising the tone of the conflict between the two countries.
The incident marks a new escalation in tensions between Iran and the United States, with both sides adopting increasingly confrontational positions in what was already a delicate situation in the region.
