On September 8–9, 2026, the U.S. military struck and destroyed five Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island and Jask following attempted missile attacks on Navy warships. The escalation coincided with Iranian-backed Houthi strikes on Saudi cities and U.S. bases in Jordan.
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The U.S. has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in response to attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship.
WASHINGTON — The US military carried out strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island in the Gulf and around the southeastern Iranian port city of Jask, east of the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest retaliatory exchange of fire between the two sides. "American forces have struck multiple Iranian tankers tied to the IRGC in response to more attempted missile attacks on a US Navy warship," a US official told Al-Mon
The U.S. has struck multiple Iranian tankers in response to more attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship.
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US strikes Iranian tankers after more attempted missile attacks on Navy warship AP News
The U.S. military struck “multiple” Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday in response to “more” attempted Iranian missile launches at U.S. Navy warships, a U.S. official told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation. It is unclear which U.S. Navy warship was targeted. U.S. forces struck an oil tanker near...
US military says it destroyed five Iranian oil carriers after attempted missile attacks Reuters
Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday that its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers on September 8 after attempted missile attacks on a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days. (Reporting by Jasper Ward and Christian Martinez; Editing by Chris Reese)
The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes.