US military says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers

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US military says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers

8 September 2026 23:28 BST

US Central Command (Centcom) said that it has destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers on Tuesday.

In a post to X, Centcom said the attack came after Iran's IRGC targeted a US navy warship twice with ballistic missiles over the last two days, adding that no American personnel were harmed.

> CENTCOM forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers, Sept. 8, after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the past two days. The U.S. warship successfully evaded the attempted Iranian attacks and… pic.twitter.com/Gi8a2tloN1
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> — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) September 8, 2026

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