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US military says it destroyed 5 more Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy warship

09 SEP 2026 · 2100Z

The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched the sides back toward open hostilities in a m…