U.S. strikes five Iranian tankers after attempted attacks on Navy warship, CENTCOM says
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Sept. 8, 2026, 4:58 PM EDT / Updated Sept. 8, 2026, 9:18 PM EDTBy Gordon Lubold and Babak Dehghanpisheh
The U.S. military struck five Iranian tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in response to attempted attacks by the IRGC on an American warship, according to U.S. Central Command.
"CENTCOM forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers, Sept. 8, after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the past two days," U.S. Central Command said in a post on X. "The U.S. warship successfully evaded the attempted Iranian attacks and continued to patrol regional waters. No American personnel were harmed."
Four of the tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman and one was hit near Kharg Island, according to CENTCOM.
"American forces directed the crews to abandon ship before the vessels were struck and rendered inoperable," CENTCOM said in a statement.
Two American warships were attacked and damaged by ballistic missiles, the IRGC said in a statement, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
The IRGC also said in a statement Tuesday that they had retaliated by launching missiles at American forces on the Al Azraq military base in Jordan, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
A U.S. official said that Iran fired a series of missiles toward Jordan but the Iranian response was considered ineffective, and the integrated air and missile defense systems were able to thwart the Iranian strikes. All American forces in Jordan are accounted for, the official said.
Jordanian air defense systems intercepted 18 ballistic missiles and two missiles fell in unpopulated areas, the spokesperson for the Jordanian armed forces said Tuesday, according to Jordanian state media.
The strikes on the Iranian tankers Tuesday come after the IRGC attempted to hit an American aircraft carrier and a destroyer over the weekend, resulting in a U.S. response in which the U.S. sank one tanker and permanently disabled two more.
Iran also threatened to target oil tankers in Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for the U.S. strikes on Tuesday.
"Following the actions of the American military in targeting several Iranian oil tankers, we warn all oil tanker crews in the areas around the ports of Kuwait and Bahrain, which are hosting these forces and are complicit in their actions, to immediately evacuate their vessels, whether they are at anchor or docked as they will be targeted," the IRGC Navy said in a statement posted by the semi-official Fars news agency.
The Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway through which some 20% of the world's oil flowed before the war, has become the key battleground in the conflict as both the U.S. and Iran have attacked tankers.
The Trump administration on Tuesday also imposed sanctions on additional elements of Iran's aviation industry, targeting more than two dozen commercial and private airlines as well as foreign cargo service providers in its new push to isolate Tehran from its remaining trading partners.
A U.S. blockade of Iranian ports has squeezed the country's economy by limiting its oil exports, while the American military has been helping a limited number of ships transit on a route through the Strait of Hormuz off Oman. Tehran wants ships to follow a route that it chooses through the strait, which was considered an international waterway before the war.
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I wonder what putin is willing to give the iranians for our new classified underwater drone they just captured.? what, no self destruct? oops ...
Iran is getting desperate. Their ace in the hole, shutting down the straight, didn’t destroy the world economy and its impact lessens everyday as the workarounds grow in efficiency. Meanwhile, its economy simply doesn’t function without oil exports.
we'll see just how popular $5+ gas, $7+ diesel, and trigger burgers are in about 8 weeks ...
Trump kind of threw in the towel today - he said gas prices will not come down until after the mid terms, his reason being that Iran won't co-operate because they want the Democrats to win.
He needs the ego boost those fools are giving him in Dallas tonight.
Do you imagine they don't???
OF course they want a foreign policy led by guys like Hamas Ben Rhodes (a nickname he was gifted by his fellow Obama admin members).
Trump seems more crazy and out of it by the hour. I'm sure the GOP lapdogs down at Trump fest tonight were thrilled to hear him say gas prices will be high for much of the rest of the year. And even that assumes he is trying to be honest, which , as always, is extremely unlikely.
that admission buys him another $5 per gallon increase in price by xmas ...
funny how these shortages equal more record breaking profits for big oil ...
That's what the administration keeps telling us and the Trump sycophants with a collective IQ of 4 keep believing them just like they believed the administration when it said this would only take two weeks or that they had wiped out their nuclear capabilities over a year ago. Why don't all those who think this is still a good idea pack their bags and head to the front lines and put their money where their mouth is instead of spending MY money. Fucking losers.
And gas jumped 14 cents over night in my town
The "Corporates" gonna get their money - and it didn't come from the administration.
Even our "WalMart" jumps/drops prices $.30 - $.50 DAILEY - and we're in a refinery state.
Of course NBC gets the duration wrong. But 47 years late is better than nothing I guess.
Sorry if I don't take the word of a terrorist state seriously.
Iran won't engage US forces directly. Can speak to their abilities or lack thereof. I guess if they can't hide among civilians they have no advantage.
In this war, how many civilians has Iran killed?
How many has the US killed?
according to trump, nobody has been killed in his iran war, because it's not a war ...
It started with the killing of civilians. I also find it odd that you are taking the word of the terrorists.
Couldn't do the research yourself I see.
Not my statements. Ask the persons who said it.
I find it odd that anyone takes the word of a proven liar and convicted felon, but hey, here we are. Neither Iran or our current administration can be trusted and while that's to be expected of Iran, it's very sad that some sacks of stupid shit saddled us with this criminal untrustworthy President. So really, we should blame those fucking braindead bigots who elected the lying sack of shit that lied us into this war.[✘]
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While it's sad to see the sheer number of rightwing conservative servile scum slithering on their bellies before their naked Emperor, it's not something I would shed a tear over. Perhaps these fuck wad Trump supporters shredding our constitution, pissing on lady Liberty, and literally attacking our capital should evoke a tear from patriotic Americans, but our eyes are just too dry from the heat as the climate change that those same worthless fuckwads said isn't happening fries us all.
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I'm disgusted by veterans that support this racist pedophile
they're traitors to the oath of service they took, plain and simple ...
agreed
I rather doubt any of the useless lazy rightwing conservatives spending their days defending corporal bone spurs ever served. Perhaps there are a few out there who suffered traumatic head injuries that do, but rational patriotic veterans can't wait to get this embarrassment out of the white house so that those currently serving can do so with pride again.
We have veterans here that defend every fucking thing cadet bone spurs does. They don't care about the stolen valor, the insults to veterans, and the way he treats Gold Star families. I will never, ever forget or forgive him for calling McCain a loser.
'Course Trump never claimed that - but who cares, right?
"Trump supporters shredding our constitution and pissing on lady Liberty that would be Pelotski and Skummer and Jefferies the other dumbocrats who claim to be "Leaders".
And you're a Vet? No challenge - just curious.
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I think the real pandemic America is currently dealing with is a mass outbreak of stupid [ deleted ] [ ✘ ] And there is no cure other than to vote them the fuck out of our government and shove them back in the stupid fucking holes they crawled out of.
That was done the last election.[✘]
The US Navy is getting good at attacking unarmed commercial ships and boats. Anyone remember why Trump bogged us down in this quagmire?
bibi claims he manipulated trump into joining israel in starting a war with iran, after his efforts with previous presidents had all failed ...
trump thought the videos he starred in from his adventures at epstein's homes were going to be made public and needed the distraction ...
OK, let's go for this again - Show us/Give us/Present to us true, factual verification that Bibi made that statement.
Kinda hard to do since he didn't.
per ChatGPT: