# US and Iran escalate tanker attacks in biggest wave of strikes since start of war

https://mins.news/en/video/51974

- BBC News, 2026-09-09 20:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXgRJcTqciE

> Fighting between the US and Iran has intensified, with the largest exchange of strikes against shipping since the war began. Iran says it seized an unmanned American submersible in the Strait of Hormuz, while the Pentagon says the craft malfunctioned. Oil climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time since July as disruption and uncertainty increased.

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