# US says it hit Iranian oil tankers funding ‘regional proxies’

https://mins.news/en/item/46707

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-05 14:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/5/us-says-it-hit-iran-oil-tankers-helping-finance-regional-proxies?traffic_source=rss

> The US military says it struck three Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg Island after the IRGC fired ballistic missiles toward two US Navy ships. CENTCOM said two carriers were disabled and a third destroyed, alleging the vessels helped fund the IRGC and its “regional proxies”.

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