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US Forces Destroy Iranian Oil Tankers and Military Assets After Attacks on Warships

US Central Command says American naval and air forces destroyed five additional Iranian oil tankers and struck military infrastructure after repeated Iranian ballistic missile attacks on US warships, pushing Brent crude toward $100 a barrel.
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