# US says its forces destroyed three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC targeted navy warships

https://mins.news/en/video/46786

- euronews, 2026-09-05 16:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNZ86AbUyuk

> The US says its forces destroyed three Iranian oil tankers after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted navy warships. CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper said the US would defend its forces and, if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.

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