United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday that US forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships. CENTCOM said the US vessels avoided the Iranian attacks and no American personnel were harmed. US forces then disabled the M/T Downy off Kharg Island and the M/T Stark 1 near Jask, while “completely” destroying the M/T Kylo in the Gulf of Oman. “The three Iranian crude oil tankers are part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the IRGC and its regional proxies,” it said, adding that “Iran has no means by which to defend them.” “If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost – taking out three of yours,” CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said, adding that the US would “not hesitate” to defend its forces, and “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.”