# US destroys five Iranian tankers as Tehran takes aim at Jordan

https://mins.news/en/item/51039

- euronews, 2026-09-09 09:11 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/2026/09/09/us-destroys-five-iranian-tankers-as-tehran-launches-retaliatory-strikes-on-jordan

> US CENTCOM said crews were warned to abandon ship before American strikes, following two missile launches by Iran’s IRGC against a US Navy warship in two days. Tehran also fired missiles at US targets in Jordan and told tankers near Kuwait and Bahrain to evacuate.

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