Event
The US military says it disabled two Iranian crude oil tankers and destroyed a third in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg Island, after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles towards two US Navy warships. The US said the vessels helped finance the IRGC and its regional proxies.
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US Central Command says two tankers were disabled and a third destroyed after ballistic missiles were fired towards two US Navy vessels. The claims have not been independently verified.
Background
The US military says it struck three Iranian crude oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg Island, disabling two and destroying a third. US Central Command says the action followed ballistic-missile launches by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps towards an aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer. The US alleges the tankers helped finance the IRGC and regional proxies. The claims, including the vessels’ status and alleged financing links, have not been independently verified.
The US military says it struck three Iranian crude oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg Island, disabling two and destroying a third. US Central Command says the action followed ballistic-missile launches by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps towards an air
Fact cards
Key entities: United States, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, US Central Command.
What did the US say it struck? Three Iranian crude oil tankers; two were reportedly disabled and one destroyed. Where did the strikes occur? In the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg Island. Why did the US say it carried out the strikes? It said the tankers helped finance the IRG
Al Jazeera Global News | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/5/us-says-it-hit-iran-oil-tankers-helping-finance-regional-proxies | published 2026-09-05T14:49:36.000Z | primary source | Al Jazeera Global News | Primary report containing the US military’s account of the tanker str
2026-09-05: The US military said the IRGC launched ballistic missiles towards two US Navy warships. 2026-09-05: CENTCOM said an aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer evaded multiple attacks, with no American personnel injured. 2026-09-05: The US said it disabled two Irani
Timeline
The US military said the IRGC launched ballistic missiles towards two US Navy warships.
CENTCOM said an aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer evaded multiple attacks, with no American personnel injured.
The US said it disabled two Iranian tankers and destroyed a third in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island.
The source described the strikes as occurring during a US-Israeli war with Iran and failed negotiations to end it.
FAQ
Three Iranian crude oil tankers; two were reportedly disabled and one destroyed.
In the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg Island.
It said the tankers helped finance the IRGC and its regional proxies, after alleged missile attacks on US warships.
The US said no American personnel were injured.
No. The available material says the claims have not been independently verified.
One was near Kharg Island, one near the Strait of Hormuz and one in the Gulf of Oman.
Not in the available source material.
Their ownership or precise links to Iran remain unclear.