# US Destroys 5 Iranian Oil Tankers as Brent Nears $100

https://mins.news/en/video/50863

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-09 06:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjFFl3ORHtw

> The US says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers as its conflict with Tehran escalated across the Gulf, sending Brent crude toward $100 a barrel. President Donald Trump said Iran would not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, while Tehran retaliated with strikes on Jordan and claimed it hit two US vessels and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.

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