US Central Command laid out the timeline and locations in an update on X on Saturday, adding that the crews were told to leave their vessels before the attacks.
According to CENTCOM, two of the tankers were left unable to operate near Kharg Island, and the third vessel was taken out in the Gulf of Oman. Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of Central Command, underscored the message in his post with a blunt warning to the IRGC.
President Donald Trump has declared his goal is to choke Iran's economy, while he has had difficulty ending the months-long war with Iran.
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Oil disruptions rarely stay "over there." Tankers taken off the water and missiles flying tend to keep a floor under fuel costs. Higher prices at the pump filter into everything from flights to freight, which is why voters are noticing. If headlines like these keep coming, expect energy to stay a swing factor in both your monthly budget and the political season.
