– The Axios story further details that both tankers were anchored in Iranian ports, so this makes the first U.S. strike on vessels as a retaliatory measure, and not to avoid them running the blockade. Both vessels were struck in their engine rooms.According to Axios the complete Iranian retaliatory barrage failed:
• Ravid claims only 13/25 Iranian rockets reached Jordanian airspace, 10 were intercepted and three crashed without casualties
• Claims that out of two dozen drones launched at Bahrain "most" were intercepted.
• Claims that two drones launched at Erbil were intercepted.
• Mentioned the launches on Kuwait, but didn't give interception rates.
He also claims, citing a U.S. official, that 40 vessels were escorted in and out of the Strait on Tuesday. Keep in mind Axios has repeatedly and verifiably lied about transits in the SoH to manipulate markets.
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