Amerikanska styrkor slår ut iranska tankfartyg i Hormuzsundet

Amerikanska militärstyrkor slog till mot två iranska oljetankfartyg under fredagen i Hormuzsundet efter att ha utväxlat eld med iranska styrkor under natten. Attackerna skedde mitt under ansträngningar att upprätthålla en blockad och följde på rapporterade iranska missil- och drönarattacker mot Förenade Arabemiraten.

Den amerikanska militären uppgav att deras styrkor slog ut tankfartygen som försökte bryta igenom en amerikansk blockad av iranska hamnar. Några timmar tidigare avvärjde trupper attacker mot tre örlogsfartyg och slog till mot iranska militära anläggningar i sundet, utan att några amerikanska fartyg träffades. Videomaterial som släppts av Pentagon visar hur stridsflygplan siktar in sig på fartygens skorstenar.

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