Military action over Strait of Hormuz continues to escalate after pause in six-month-old conflict The United States military says it has destroyed three oil tankers allegedly linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, describing the strikes as retaliation for attacks on US naval forces. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Military action over Strait of Hormuz continues to escalate after pause in six-month-old conflictS1

• The United States military says it has destroyed three oil tankers allegedly linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, describing the strikes as retaliation for attacks on US naval forces. US Central Command, CENTCOM, said American forces targe...S2

• US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC attack on American naval ships, Central Command saysS3

• Bloomberg This Weekend has breaking news that US forces struck three Iranian crude carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships, according to US Central Command. The renewed fighting around the St...S4

• 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, says U.S. Central CommandS5

• US military says it destroyed Iranian oil tankers after IRGC attacks on its Navy shipsS6

• U.S. Central Command forces struck and disabled three Iranian oil tankers on September 5, hours after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships patrolling the region, according to a CENTCOM statement. Both Amer...S7

• The US military said it launched strikes against three Iranian crude oil tankers in retaliation for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeting two US Navy warships with ballistic missiles.S8