U.S. strikes five Iranian tankers after attempted attacks on Navy warship, CENTCOM says

The US military struck 5 Iranian tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in response to attempted attacks on an American warship.

• US Central Command struck 5 Iranian tankers on Sept 8.
• The tankers were linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
• The strikes were in response to attempted attacks on a US Navy warship.
• The IRGC targeted the US warship with ballistic missiles twice.
• The US warship successfully evaded the attempted attacks.

The attempted attacks occurred over the past two days, with the US warship successfully evading ballistic missiles fired by the IRGC.