# US Says It Destroyed Iranian Tankers After Navy Ship Was Targeted

https://mins.news/en/video/50889

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-09 06:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xluCjBzQWQ

> US Central Command said American forces destroyed five Iranian crude-oil tankers on Tuesday after two attempts in two days to strike a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles.

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