Headlines- In response to a U.S. Navy destroyer being targeted, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five oil tankers belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday.
- After an alleged U.S. strike on an Iranian oil ship, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a warning that all oil tankers in Bahraini and Kuwaiti waters should evacuate.
- Iran claimed to have taken control of an American underwater drone, which the United States claimed had malfunctioned.
- The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on 36 entities it claims assist Iran's aviation industry, which it claims enables the Iranian government to "move weapons, personnel, and illicit cargo," as well as companies that it claims served as Iran's intermediaries.
- In response to plans by the UK, France, and Canada to prevent imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Israel said on Tuesday that it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem.
Year: 2019
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