US Central Command shared footage of an Iranian oil tanker sinking after US strikes disabled three Iranian tankers, for which Iran has threatened a “faster, more intense, and more painful response.”
“Thanks to the precision and professionalism of American service members, the M/T Kylo sank in the Gulf of Oman today and joined Iran’s navy at the bottom of the sea,” CENTCOM announced on X yesterday.
The M/T Kylo is one of three oil tankers that US forces “permanently disabled” on Saturday in response to an unsuccessful Iranian attack on US warships.
CENTCOM announced that US forces “completely destroyed the unladen crude oil carrier M/T Kylo (also known as the ‘Noxen’) in the Gulf of Oman, striking the vessel in multiple critical locations to render it inoperable after the crew was directed to abandon ship.”
Footage released earlier on Saturday shows the M/T Downy, M/T Stark 1, and the M/T Kylo being hit by US strikes.
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In a speech on Sunday, Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf threatened a stronger response to the US strikes.
“The Americans must have understood that the era of proportionate responses has come to an end,” Ghalibaf said, claiming that “any aggression against Iran’s interests and security will receive a faster, more intense, and more painful response.”
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US Central Command said in a statement on Saturday,
TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers, Sept. 5, after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships patrolling regional waters.
A U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer successfully evaded multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks. No American personnel were harmed.
Following Iran’s failed attacks, CENTCOM permanently disabled the IRGC crude oil carriers M/T Downy off the coast of Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask. American forces also completely destroyed the unladen crude oil carrier M/T Kylo (also known as the “Noxen”) in the Gulf of Oman, striking the vessel in multiple critical locations to render it inoperable after the crew was directed to abandon ship.
The three Iranian crude oil tankers are part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the IRGC and its regional proxies. Iran has no means by which to defend them.
“Let the message to the IRGC be clear: If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost —taking out three of yours,” said Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander. “We will not hesitate to defend American forces, and if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.”
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