# US destroys five Iranian tankers as Iran retaliates with attacks on Jordan

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-09 00:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/us-destroys-five-iranian-tankers-iran-retaliates-with-attacks-on-jordan-base?traffic_source=rss

> The US says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard targeted a US warship twice in two days. Iran responded with ballistic-missile strikes on the Al Azraq base in Jordan; Amman said 18 of 20 missiles were intercepted and no casualties occurred.

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