Iran vows heftier retaliation as US blockade sustains tanker clashes

Amid a widening naval standoff, CENTCOM released footage of three Iranian crude-oil tankers being struck (two permanently disabled, one sunk) and Iran’s IRGC claiming explosions against US ships and missiles toward a carrier. Tehran warns of faster, heavier responses as Washington maintains a blockade and sanctions, with oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz disrupted and rerouted, and both sides trading accusations while Iran forms an economic-response command to counter pressure.