US says Iranian tankers ‘destroyed’ after missile attacks on American warship

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Right · Published: Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:04:38 GMT

Tit-for-tat violence surges again in region, with tankers struck by the US in the Gulf of Oman, and reprisal attacks by Iran on a US base in JordanThe US military on Tuesday said it had “destroyed” several Iranian tankers after Iran attempted to strike a US navy warship with ballistic missiles, as violence once again surged across the region, pushing the price of oil past $100 a barrel.American forces struck the tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg Island, US central command (Centcom) said in a statement, adding that American forces “directed the crews to abandon ship before the vessels were struck”. Continue reading...

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