The United States Central Command stated that Iranian allegations that Iranian forces attacked two American Navy destroyers are "completely false." According to Iranian state media, Iran's Revolutionary Guard had declared during the night that it had attacked the two ships with ballistic missiles. The American Central Command declared that no US warships were hit and that all attempts by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps failed.
Last week, American forces successfully destroyed ten Iranian oil tankers that, according to the USA, are part of a multimillion-dollar clandestine network funding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. On Tuesday (8), US Central Command destroyed five Iranian oil tankers and released video of the attacks.
Iran condemned the latest round of American attacks on Iranian oil tankers and warned of the "consequences" of such actions. The Persian country maintains that US attacks on its oil tankers are illegal and represent an escalation in the conflict between the two nations.
