US Central Command destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers on September 8, 2026, after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps twice attacked a US Navy warship. The incident marked continued escalation of US–Iran military tensions.
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The US military has released video of its forces destroying what it says are five Iranian crude oil tankers.
The U.S. military says it has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers as the conflict continues to escalate. And, Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III says he plans to step down by the end of the year.