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US military says it destroyed 5 more Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy warship
- U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after Iran twice tried to hit U.S. warships; crews were evacuated and no American personnel were harmed.
- Iran fired missiles toward U.S. targets in Jordan; Jordanian air defenses say they intercepted 18 ballistic missiles and reported no casualties.
- The exchanges are disrupting Gulf shipping and energy markets (Brent crude briefly neared $99.50) while the U.S. also imposed new sanctions on parts of Iran's aviation sector.
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