# US Central Command claims destruction of five Iranian oil tankers

https://mins.news/en/item/50484

- TASS, 2026-09-08 22:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2184523

> US Central Command said American forces destroyed five Iranian crude-oil carriers on September 8. It described the action as a response to two ballistic-missile attacks by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against a US Navy warship over the previous two days.

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