# Iranian oil tanker hit in US missile attack near Kharg Island

https://mins.news/en/item/47065

- CGTN, 2026-09-05 06:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-05/news-1QbOLXLhNmw/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that a tanker was struck by four US missiles about 10 kilometers off Kharg Island, Iran’s key oil export hub. Local sources said there were no casualties and the crew was being evacuated, amid renewed US-Iran attacks and worsening disruption to Gulf shipping and the Strait of Hormuz.

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