The U.S. military says it has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in response to the latest attacks on its warships. Tehran then hit back at American targets in Jordan.

US forces destroyed three IRGC oil tankers after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two US warships, sparking Iranian retaliatory claims in Hormuz.

US forces disabled and destroyed three Iranian-linked crude tankers on September 5 after IRGC missile strikes on two US Navy warships near Iran.

"The U.S. warship successfully evaded the attempted Iranian attacks and continued to patrol regional waters," CENTCOM said.