The US threatened Iran with the complete destruction of its tanker fleet.
According to the US Secretary of War, Iran's tanker fleet is defenseless.
The US Armed Forces may strike and sink Iran's entire tanker fleet if Tehran continues to attack US Navy ships. This was announced by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, as reported.
«It's simple: if Iran fires at American ships, we will destroy their tankers. They just must not open fire on US Navy vessels», — Hegseth wrote on the social network X.
According to him, Iran's tanker fleet is defenseless, as the country has neither a navy nor an air force.
Earlier, the US and Iran had exchanged strikes against ships and warships located in the area of the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran, in particular, announced that it had struck a US aircraft carrier and destroyer using ballistic missiles. Washington, in turn, stated that it had struck three Iranian tankers.
