US Central Command on Wednesday announced that US Military forces destroyed an Iran-affiliated ship targeting US Navy ships in the Gulf of Oman on October 6.
Two US Marine Corps Apache helicopters fired missiles at the dhow.
Crew members were evacuated from the vessel prior to the destruction.
Full statement from CENTCOM:
On Oct. 6, U.S. forces destroyed an Iranian-affiliated dhow conducting surveillance and targeting U.S. Navy ships in the Gulf of Oman.
Over the past seven months, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has continued to indiscriminately target thousands of civilian mariners transiting regional waters in addition to U.S. Navy warships. Crew members were safely removed prior to destruction of the dhow. Repatriation efforts are ongoing.
The military strikes on the vessels come as Iran-backed Houthis fired missiles at Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport.
Twelve people died and hundreds were injured after the latest Houthi missile attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport.
The airport shut down operations on Saturday as officials assessed the damage.
President Trump fired a warning shot to the Houthis on Tuesday amid escalating tensions in the region.
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