De Verenigde Staten hebben op dinsdag meerdere Iraanse tankers aangevallen als vergelding voor nieuwe raketaanvallen op een Amerikaans marineschip. Deze militaire escalatie vindt plaats te midden van toenemende spanningen tussen Washington en Teheran in de Perzische Golf.
The US on Tuesday struck multiple Iranian tankers in response to more attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship, according to a US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military operations. Iranian state television also is reporting that US forces attacked Iranian oil tankers near the southern port of Jask and near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. The latest tit-for-tat strikes come as Washington and Tehran lurch back towards fighting during more than six months...