TEHRAN – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that it targeted a US military base in Jordan after American attacks on Iranian oil tankers.
The IRGC said ballistic missiles were used to target the US base located in Al-Azraq, Jordan. However, there was no immediate confirmation from Jordan regarding the reported attack and damages at the US base.
The IRGC also claimed to have targeted two US Navy destroyers and said that hangars used by F-35 and F-15 fighter aircraft at the US facility in Jordan were among the targets.
The Iranian force further claimed that two US vessels and eight oil tankers in the Gulf had been targeted, saying the attacks were intended to inflict what it described as significant damage on the United States.
Russian media reported that a US defense system in Jordan had been activated to intercept Iranian missiles.
Meanwhile, the Jordanian military said Iran had launched 20 missiles. According to the military, 18 were intercepted while two fell outside populated areas.
The reported Iranian strikes came after the US Central Command announced that American forces had destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers.
US Army Destroys 5 Iranian Oil Tankers
US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces said they had destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers, after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the past two days.
The US warship successfully evaded the attempted Iranian attacks and continued to patrol regional waters. No American personnel were harmed.
“In response to Iran’s most recent failed attacks, CENTCOM destroyed the IRGC crude oil carriers M/T Kaviz, M/T Charminar, M/T Horizon 1, and M/T Riesco in the Gulf of Oman as well as M/T Derya near Kharg Island. American forces directed the crews to abandon ship before the vessels were struck and rendered inoperable,” read official statement.
Iran has used the tankers as part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the IRGC and its regional proxies. Iran has no means by which to defend these vessels.
On September 5, CENTCOM forces destroyed three Iranian crude oil carriers after the IRGC tried to attack a U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer. All IRGC attempts against U.S. Navy warships have failed.
