U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS IT PERMANENTLY DISABLED THE IRGC CRUDE OIL CARRIERS M/T DOWNY OFF KHARG ISLAND AND M/T STARK 1 NEAR JASK, AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE UNLADEN CRUDE OIL CARRIER M/T KYLO — ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'NOXEN' — IN THE GULF OF OMAN, STRIKING IT IN MULTIPLE CRITICAL LOCATIONS AFTER THE CREW WAS DIRECTED TO ABANDON SHIP, DESCRIBING THE TANKERS AS PART OF A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR SHADOW NETWORK THAT FUNDS THE IRGC AND ITS REGIONAL PROXIES.
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