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2026-09-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
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US military says it destroyed 3 Iranian oil tankers after IRGC targeted its warships
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[IsraelTimes] One vessel ‘permanently disabled’ near Kharg Island, another near port of Jask; Tehran has vowed strong response to attacks on Kharg, which further jeopardize economy
The US military said Saturday it had struck and destroyed three oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after the Iranian military organization fired on American warships.
"Following Iran’s failed attacks, CENTCOM permanently disabled the IRGC crude oil carriers M/T Downy off the coast of Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask. American forces also completely destroyed the unladen crude oil carrier M/T Kylo... in the Gulf of Oman, striking the vessel in multiple critical locations to render it inoperable after the crew was directed to abandon ship," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on X.
The semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim had earlier reported that a tanker was hit by US forces near Kharg Island, a key oil export hub in the Persian Gulf.
According to a Tasnim correspondent from Kharg, the tanker was hit by four US missiles in the area of Kharg Island’s anchorage. Tasnim quoted local sources as saying there were no casualties and the tanker’s crew was being evacuated.
There was no immediate official announcement by Iranian authorities.
US President Donald Trump
...Oh, noze! Not him!...
said on August 31 in a one-line social media post, accompanied by an AI-generated video, that Kharg Island was being "blown to smithereens." Iranian authorities have vowed a strong response if Kharg is attacked.
Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
is the third-largest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and exported 90 percent of its crude via Kharg Island before the war, but flows have been disrupted since a US blockade of Iranian oil exports began in mid-April.
A US attack on Kharg would heap further pressure on Iran’s oil industry and its wider economy, which is already reeling from the naval blockade.
US JOINT STAFF MEMBERS SAID POLYGRAPHED OVER LEAKS
While the US and Iran have continued exchanging fire, multiple outlets have reported that American forces face a munitions shortage.
Last month, CNN
...formerly the Cable News Network , now who know what it might stand for...
reported that the US military had used up to nearly 80% of its interceptors for the THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense system and approximately 50% of its Patriot interceptors, leaving the supply of those munitions "dangerously low."
US government Sherlocks have polygraphed about 50 members of the US military’s Joint Staff over suspected leaks to journalists, including on the munitions shortage, The New York Times
...which still proudly claims Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
reported Friday, citing officials briefed on the extraordinary move.
According to the report, military officers and civilian employees were questioned in August as to whether they had leaked classified information.
Between 1,500 and 2,000 people work for the Joint Staff, "which coordinates operations, policy and war plans with combatant commanders around the world," the Times said.
Rear Adm. Donald J. Guter, a retired top judge advocate general for the Navy, called the move "unprecedented."
"I’ve never seen polygraphs employed this broadly or at this seniority level," he told the Times.
The Pentagon said in a statement to The Times that it "does not comment on internal personnel or investigative matters but takes all leaks of classified national security information extremely seriously and investigates accordingly."
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) early Sunday confirmed that it had targeted a US aircraft carrier and destroyer with ballistic missiles, hours after the US military said it struck three Iranian crude oil tankers in retaliation for the attack.
"The Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, using several ballistic missiles, attacked an aircraft carrier and a destroyer of the aggressor, child-killing US military that had been harassing Iranian ships and participating in a naval blockade," the IRGC said in a statement.
"These two warships, after sustaining damage and out of fear of a renewed attack, were forced to flee the conflict zone," it claimed.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said late Saturday that its forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers after Iran "launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships patrolling regional waters."
The US military added, "A U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer successfully evaded multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks. No American personnel were harmed."
It accused the three [Iranian] tankers of being part of a multibillion-dollar network financing the IRGC and its regional allies.
Iranian state media reported that the tanker struck near Kharg Island suffered no casualties, while crews from other targeted vessels were evacuated.
The IRGC late Saturday also published footage purportedly showing its attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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