US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to wipe out Iran's commercial fleet, declaring on social media platform X that American forces will systematically sink the Islamic regime's oil tankers if Tehran continues targeting Navy ships.
"It’s simple: if Iran shoots at U.S. ships, we will destroy (and sink) their oil tankers. All they have to do is not shoot at US Navy."
Iran’s oil tanker fleet is defenseless — Iran has no navy or air force, said Hegseth in his post. "Our planes, ships & subs can strike them all, in US Central Commad and US Pacific Commad."
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