{"id":5648,"date":"2026-09-18T16:24:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/?p=5648"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:24:50","slug":"just-in-american-forces-just-blew-up-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/?p=5648","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN \/ American forces just blew up Iran!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers on Saturday after Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two American Navy warships, U.S. Central Command confirmed.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1982543\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The IRGC fired the missiles at U.S. vessels operating in regional waters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CENTCOM stated that American forces responded quickly and decisively to the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strikes targeted Iranian crude oil tankers, delivering a direct blow to one of Tehran\u2019s most important sources of revenue. Officials described the action as a necessary measure to defend U.S. personnel and deter further aggression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The incident marks a significant escalation in ongoing tensions surrounding the Strait<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1973003\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">of Hormuz and surrounding maritime routes. Iran has repeatedly threatened commercial and military shipping in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the Trump administration, the United States has maintained a firm posture against Iranian provocations. Officials have repeatedly warned that attacks on American ships would bring severe consequences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CENTCOM\u2019s confirmation underscores that the United States will not allow the IRGC to target its forces without a strong response. The strikes send a clear message that American naval assets will be defended and that Iran\u2019s oil infrastructure remains at risk if hostilities continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers on Saturday after Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two American Navy warships, U.S. Central Command confirmed. The IRGC fired &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5648"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5650,"href":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5648\/revisions\/5650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/watchthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}