Iranian attacks on a US base in Jordan overnight left multiple American aircraft damaged amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, as American forces ramp up attacks on Iranian oil tankers targeting Iran’s economy.
The attack, reported on Thursday, occurred overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.
This comes after US forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers on Tuesday in response to Iran targeting US warships.
“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,” US Central Command announced in a statement.
Central Command shared footage of the M/T Riesco sinking in the Gulf of Oman following the September 8 strike.
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Iranian officials previously vowed a “faster, more intense, and more painful response” to US attacks on their oil carriers, but this latest attack was largely stopped by US Patriot missile interceptors.
According to sources, roughly nine aircraft were damaged, and no US casualties occurred.
Per CBS:
One A-10 Thunderbolt, an attack aircraft known as the Warthog, was struck and lost a wing, the sources said.
Roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage and were put back into service, according to the people familiar with the damage, who spoke to CBS News under the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
No U.S. deaths have been reported in the strikes on Jordan.
The overnight damage came after the U.S. said Tuesday it attacked five Iranian tankers in retaliation for Iran targeting a U.S. Navy warship. In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it launched attacks at eight tankers and two warships, including the base in Jordan.
U.S. forces in Jordan launched more than 30 Patriot missiles defending against the Iranian strikes in Jordan.
This is a developing story.
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