Iran Claims It Targeted Six Vessels After U.S. Tanker Strikes

Iran’s state broadcaster claimed that Iranian forces targeted three oil tankers and three American vessels in retaliation for U.S. strikes on three Iranian oil tankers. The claimed attacks were the latest escalation in fighting around the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping and military operations have come under increasing pressure. The report did not name the six vessels or provide a damage assessment, casualty count, weapon type or precise attack time. The retaliatory claim could not be independently confirmed, and no verified account of the alleged strikes was available.