# US, Iran trade oil tanker strikes as Hormuz confrontation escalates

https://mins.news/en/item/47827

- CGTN, 2026-09-05 23:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-06/news-1QcWjh6TGhO/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Iran says it launched retaliatory attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated vessels after the US struck three Iranian tankers. The IRGC later said it hit a US aircraft carrier and destroyer with ballistic missiles, while CENTCOM said American forces had attacked three Iranian crude carriers. The exchange is intensifying the confrontation and global concerns over energy supplies; Brent closed at $96.28 a barrel.

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