Iran military says targeted US vessel near Oman port

Iran's military said Saturday that it had targeted a US logistics vessel near the Omani port of Salalah. 

"A logistics vessel supporting the aggressive US army was targeted by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran at a considerable distance from the port of Salalah in Oman," Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for Iran's central military command said in a statement carried by state TV. 

Reporting by AFP