# US says it struck three tankers after Iran attacked warships

https://mins.news/en/video/46999

- DW News, 2026-09-06 00:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahi3KmIp978

> The US military says it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Iran targeted two US warships. Washington claims the vessels belonged to a shadow network funding Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and its regional proxies. Fighting between the US and Iran has intensified again after several relatively calm weeks.

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