U.S. naval forces destroyed three Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps crude oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Saturday. The action was a response after Iran launched ballistic missiles targeting two U.S. Navy vessels.
Footage from the incident shows the large tankers engulfed in flames, with thick plumes of black smoke rising from the sea. Audio recordings captured a U.S. military aircraft crew issuing a warning to an oil tanker near Kharg Island before initiating a missile barrage that set the vessel ablaze.