The strikes were carried out after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy ships, CENTCOM said. The US destroyed three Iranian oil tankers in response to missile attacks on naval vessels, escalating the US-Iran conflict. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The strikes were carried out after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy ships, CENTCOM said.S1

• The US destroyed three Iranian oil tankers in response to missile attacks on naval vessels, escalating the US-Iran conflict. Learn more about the latest ex : https://punchng.com/us-claims-strikes-on-three-iranian-oil-tankers-after-attacks/S2

• 'If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost — taking out three of yours,' U.S. commander Admiral Brad Cooper saidS3