U.S forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers, Sept. 8, after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the past two days. The U.S. warship successfully evaded the attempted Iranian attacks and continued to patrol regional waters. No American personnel were harmed.

M/T Riesco sinks in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 8, after being destroyed by CENTCOM forces in response to attempted IRGC attacks on a U.S. Navy warship.

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
"Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and will disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the breasts of a believing people."

O dear, zealous, and awakened Islamic Iranian people: Your continued presence in the arena has exhausted the American enemy and driven it to despair; likewise, the resistance and might of your brave combatant sons in the Strait of Hormuz have confounded the leaders of the White House and left them bewildered.

Driven by desperation, the terrorist, aggressor, defeated, and impotent US military targeted several commercial and oil vessels belonging to Islamic Iran.

Through the special providence of God Almighty and under the guardianship of the Master of the Age (may Allah hasten his reappearance)—and in response to the US regime's hostile attack on Iranian oil tankers—the mighty and brave combatants of the IRGC Aerospace Force targeted the US Al-Azraq base in Jordan with massive missile strikes. This action was carried out as part of the "Punishing the Aggressor" operation, under the blessed code name "Ya Haydar Karrar."

In this operation—aimed at punishing the aggressor—intense attacks using solid- and liquid-fueled ballistic missiles targeted maintenance, servicing, and outfitting hangars, as well as deployment sites and shelters for F-35, F-16, and F-15 fighter jets, inflicting heavy losses upon the obstinate enemy. Faced with the heroic and formidable naval power of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of Hormuz, the enemy resorted to desperate maneuvers born of weakness and incapacity, only to be met with a swift and decisive response.

The vigilance and decisive engagement of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces against the aggressor have driven the enemy to despair, and this powerful stance will persist until the aggression ceases.

In response to the aggressive actions and hostile harassment perpetrated by the terrorist military of the "Great Satan" against Iranian oil tankers and vessels, the IRGC Aerospace Force—as part of the "Punishing the Aggressor" operation—targeted two enemy warships, the DDG-119 and DDG-53 (equipped with cruise missiles and the Aegis system), using powerful ballistic missiles.

The attack inflicted significant damage on both vessels.

The IRGC and the other armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirm their unwavering resolve to respond to the desperate measures stemming from the US regime's impotence, and they warn the enemy against making any miscalculations.