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Iran fires missiles at US carrier; US strikes three Iran-linked tankers in reprisal

2026-09-05 · military

CENTCOM said a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer evaded Iranian ballistic missiles and that US forces then disabled two Iran-linked oil tankers, one near Kharg Island, and destroyed a third in the Gulf of Oman; Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth wrote that if Iran shoots at US ships, 'we will destroy (and sink) their oil tankers'. The IRGC said it struck three tankers using an 'unauthorised' route through the strait and three US-affiliated vessels elsewhere. Early on 6 September Iran time the IRGC also claimed an attack on a US uncrewed vessel, which a CENTCOM spokesman called 'a total lie'.

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Sources

BBC · Anadolu Agency · AP via The Seattle Times

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