American forces struck three Iranian oil tankers in retaliation.<\/p>\n
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The latest strikes targeted multiple tankers linked to Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard around Kharg Island<\/a> and near Jask, east of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n A US official told Al-Monitor: \u201cAmerican forces have struck multiple Iranian tankers tied to the IRGC in response to more attempted missile attacks on a US Navy warship.\u201d <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t HOUTHI STRIKE<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia under attack as Iran-backed proxies injure 73 in missile blitz<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t TERROR PLOT<\/p>\n Iran ‘plotting new Oct 7-style attack on Israel alongside Hezbollah & Hamas’<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n Iranian media reported a small tanker was hit off Kharg Island, with its crew evacuated and no casualties reported.<\/p>\n A second tanker was also hit near Jask, with its crew said to have escaped safely.<\/p>\n The IRGC then issued a chilling warning to crews in Kuwaiti and Bahraini ports.<\/p>\n \u201cAll oil tankers in Kuwait and Bahraini waters must be evacuated immediately,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n It warned the vessels would be targeted whether they were \u201cat anchor or at the docks\u201d.<\/p>\n Iran has also boasted of a new Qassem Basir ballistic missile, claiming it has been \u201ctested\u201d against a US warship.<\/p>\n The White House has rejected Iran\u2019s proposed \u201cexclusion zone\u201d around the Strait of Hormuz Credit: Getty<\/p>\n It comes as US Forces struck three oil tankers<\/p>\n The missile is said to have greater range and accuracy and carries a half-tonne warhead.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the White House has rejected Iran\u2019s proposed \u201cexclusion zone\u201d around the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n Washington says the crucial waterway remains open and under US control.<\/p>\n The US military also says it has cleared mines from the strait<\/a>, while 94 commercial vessels have been redirected and three disabled.<\/p>\n The tit-for-tat attacks come as the US blockade of Iranian ports continues, piling pressure on Tehran\u2019s oil exports.<\/p>\n The new barrage follows US forces blasting three Iranian oil tankers last week<\/a> after missiles were reportedly launched towards navy warships.<\/p>\n US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it \u201cpermanently disabled\u201d M\/T Downy off the coast of\u00a0Iran\u2019s Kharg Island<\/a>\u00a0and M\/T Stark 1 near Jask, east of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n American forces also \u201ccompletely destroyed\u201d the unladen crude oil carrier M\/T Kylo in the Gulf of Oman, CENTCOM said.<\/p>\n Trump has raised the prospect of a US strike on Iran\u2019s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site Credit: Splash<\/p>\n US Central Command said it \u201cpermanently disabled\u201d two tankers and \u201ccompletely destroyed\u201d a third<\/p>\n The statement, posted on X, said the tankers were part of a shadow network funding Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard and its armed proxies.<\/p>\n Kharg Island has been repeatedly targeted during the war, including US strikes on military sites there in March.<\/p>\n The strikes came nearly a week after the US and Iran resumed attacks following a month of relative calm.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/newspress-collage-lumnl94mp-1788870058943.jpg\"\/)
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