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US strikes Iranian tankers after attempted attack on Navy ship
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US strikes Iranian tankers after attempted attack on Navy ship
Jared Szuba
Sep 8, 2026
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Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on September 7, 2026. — ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)
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-Monitor.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said following the strikes that it had destroyed five tankers: the M/Ts Derya, Horizon, Kaviz, Charminar and Riesco. The alleged Iranian ballistic missile attack on Tuesday was the second to target US Navy warships in just three days, military........
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