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ConfirmedMilitary & securityGulf of Oman and Kharg Island, Iran

US destroys five Iranian oil tankers after IRGC missile attempts on a US warship

Mountain Time
Local time
10:30 PM in Tehran
Where
Gulf of Oman and Kharg Island, Iran

CENTCOM said US forces struck and destroyed the M/T Kaviz, Charminar, Horizon 1 and Riesco in the Gulf of Oman and the M/T Derya near Kharg Island after the IRGC twice fired ballistic missiles at a US Navy warship over two days; crews were told to abandon ship first and no Americans were hurt. CENTCOM later released video of the Riesco sinking.

Why it matters

Washington has made tanker destruction its set response to Iranian fire on its warships, directly cutting Iran's export capacity and raising the risk of wider Gulf retaliation.

Sources (11)

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Correction

  • Corrected the time from 11:00 PM Dubai time, Sep 9, 2026 to 10:30 PM Tehran time, Sep 8, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "US destroys five Iranian oil tankers in Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island"); revised the summary; revised the context note; changed the confidence label from reported to confirmed; updated the sourcing note; merged 4 duplicate entries into this one ("US military destroys five Iranian oil tankers, Iran hits Jordan base and 10 ships in retaliation", "US Destroys Five Iranian Oil Tankers, Iran Retaliates on Jordan Airbase", "CENTCOM Hits Iranian Tankers Near Kharg Island and Jask, Tally Reaches Five Ships", "US military destroys five Iranian crude tankers after IRGC missile attack on Navy warship"); added 3 sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Reuters via Yahoo News. Why and evidence