US ‘disables’ or ‘destroys’ 3 Iran oil tankers after warships targeted

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-05 · 14:59 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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The US military announced it struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday after Iranian missiles targeted Navy warships. According to a US military statement, an aircraft carrier and a destroyer evaded "multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks" without any US personnel being harmed. The statement specified that two Iranian oil carriers were "permanently disabled" and a third, unladen tanker was destroyed. The US military asserted these tankers were part of a network funding Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC). Admiral Brad Cooper stated the action was a response to Iran shooting at two US ships, imposing a higher economic cost. Earlier, Iran had accused the US of attacking an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf.

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If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost - taking out three of yours.

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Two Iranian oil carriers were permanently disabled and the third, unladen one, was destroyed.

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US military struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles.

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The tankers were part of a shadow network helping to fund Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard (IRGC).

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Iran accused the US of attacking an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf.

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The US military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles.The military’s statement on Saturday said an aircraft carrier and a destroyer evaded “multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks” and no US personnel were hurt.It said two Iranian oil carriers were “permanently disabled” and the third, unladen one, was destroyed.The US statement said the tankers were part of a shadow network helping to fund Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard (IRGC).“Let the message to the IRGC be clear: if you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost - taking out three of yours,” said Admiral Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command.Earlier, Iran accused the US of attacking an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf.

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