President Donald Trump’s “tanker-for-tanker” retaliation policy escalated Saturday as U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships, CENTCOM declaring the three-for-two response was intended to impose an “even higher economic cost” on Tehran.
A U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer successfully evaded multiple Iranian attacks while patrolling regional waters, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). No American personnel were harmed.
CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper made clear the three-for-two response was deliberate.
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