# US Central Command claims to have destroyed five Iranian oil tankers

https://mins.news/en/video/50519

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-08 23:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffSsvaXS-Hk

> The US military says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards twice targeted a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles. CENTCOM says the ship evaded both attacks and no US personnel were injured. Crews were ordered to abandon the vessels before the strikes.

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