CENTCOM destroys five Iranian crude oil carriers

(NBC, KYMA) - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers Tuesday after attempted missile attacks on a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days.

The U.S. military called its attacks a response to Iran's Islamic revolutionary guard corps targeting a U.S. Navy warship twice with ballistic missiles over the previous two days.

No Americans were harmed, CENTCOM said.

Washington has announced a new policy of attacking Iranian tankers in retaliation for fire that threatens its warships, and says it has hit 10 so far over the past week.

Iran said it fired on two U.S. Ships and eight tankers in response.