Iran says U.S. attacked 3 oil tankers off S. Iranian coasts

Three Iranian oil tankers were attacked by the U.S. Army off Iran's southern coasts on Saturday, state-run IRIB news agency reported.



One of the tankers was struck near Kharg Island in Bushehr province, without causing casualties, the report said.



The other two oilers were attacked near Jask County in Hormozgan province, it said, adding one of them was carrying an oil cargo and the other one was empty.



The tankers' crew members were transported to shore in lifeboats, it added.



U.S. Central Command said in a Saturday post on social media platform X that U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers earlier in the day, after Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps "launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships patrolling regional waters."



"A U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer successfully evaded multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks. No American personnel were harmed," it said.



Following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, Tehran restricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz, barring vessels linked to the United States or Israel, while U.S. forces imposed a naval blockade targeting vessels traveling to or from Iranian ports and coastal areas.