Iran launched new attacks on US targets in the Middle East on Wednesday after American strikes destroyed Iranian oil tankers, pulling the two sides further into war. The Revolutionary Guards said they attacked 20 US vessels attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. Six months into the conflict, Washington and Tehran remain locked in a stalemate.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-09 10:02

Fox News reports that the US military destroyed Iranian tankers after an attempted attack on the US Navy. The discussion also covers the latest developments and new details about a mission to clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz.

FFox News2026-09-09 10:00

US CENTCOM said crews were warned to abandon ship before American strikes destroyed five Iranian tankers, after Iran’s IRGC fired missiles at a US Navy warship twice in two days. Tehran then launched missiles at US targets in Jordan and told tankers near Kuwait and Bahrain to evacuate.

Eeuronews2026-09-09 09:11

Iran’s military released video early Wednesday that it said showed missiles and drones being launched toward U.S. vessels and oil tankers. The release came in response to the latest U.S. attack on five Iranian oil tankers.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-09 08:30

Brent crude reached $100 a barrel for the first time since July, lifted by US-Iran attacks and a rebound in Chinese oil purchases. US Central Command said American forces destroyed five Iranian crude tankers on Tuesday after two attempted ballistic-missile strikes on a US Navy warship over two days.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-09 07:49

Anna Edwards, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore examine key market themes on Bloomberg: The Opening Trade, including Scott Bessent’s bet against the Japanese yen, the commodities bull run and Brent crude approaching $100 a barrel.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-09 07:28

The program examines Bessent’s challenge over the yen and Modi’s ambition for global payments. It also reports that the US says it destroyed Iranian tankers after a US Navy ship was targeted, while Brent crude moved toward $100 a barrel following US attacks on an Iranian tanker.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-09 07:22

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it launched ballistic missiles at a Jordanian base used by the U.S. military and attacked 10 ships, after Washington said it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers. The moves sharply escalate the six-month-old war.

RReuters2026-09-09 06:55

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.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-09 06:49

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.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-09 06:13

The U.S. Central Command said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after alleged attempts to attack U.S. warships. Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed that strikes would continue, while Iran threatened vessels in Kuwaiti and Bahraini ports hosting Americans.

RReuters2026-09-09 05:49

US Central Command said American forces destroyed five Iranian crude-carrying tankers on Tuesday, after two attempted ballistic-missile attacks on a US Navy warship over two days. Brent crude moved closer to $100 a barrel following strikes near Iran’s Kharg Island export hub and in the Gulf of Oman.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-09 05:21

The Strait of Hormuz is unlikely to regain its pre-war conditions soon as continued disruptions to oil flows reshape global shipping routes, S&P Global Energy’s Rahul Kapoor says. He describes the key waterway as neither fully open nor fully closed.

CCNA2026-09-09 04:38

The U.S. military released video showing strikes on five Iranian crude oil tankers. It said the vessels were destroyed Tuesday after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attacked a U.S. warship.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-09 03:30

A U.S. official says the United States has intensified attacks on Iranian oil tankers, hitting five ships linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after Iran fired missiles at American warships. The broadcast also examines developments after the Lindsay Clancy trial ended with a hung jury.

AABC News2026-09-09 02:30

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a major attack early Tuesday on oil and other infrastructure in southwestern Saudi Arabia, raising fears that regional conflicts could widen and push crude prices higher. The escalation follows IRGC ballistic-missile launches toward two US Navy warships and US strikes on three Iranian crude carriers.

CCNN2026-09-09 02:00

The United States struck Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island and Jask on Tuesday, escalating a campaign aimed at strangling Iran’s regime economically.

FFox News2026-09-09 02:00

David des Roches, a former Pentagon director for Arabian Peninsula Affairs, says President Trump is eager to play down the current conflict, which he has dismissed as “small potatoes”.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-09 00:16

The US struck multiple Iranian tankers near Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to two US officials. One said the vessels, linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, were targeted in response to attempted missile attacks on a US Navy warship.

CCNN2026-09-08 23:53

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.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-08 23:22

The program “Balance of Power” examines politics and global business. Michael Allen, a former national security special assistant to President George W. Bush, says the US is taking its economic pressure campaign against Iran “right to the jugular,” calling Kharg Island the “Achilles’ heel of the Iranian oil system.”

BBloomberg Television2026-09-08 23:19

Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports that Iran fired ballistic missiles and cluster munitions at Jordan, targeting U.S. interests inside the country.

FFox News2026-09-08 23:06

Jordanian air defences intercepted missiles over the northern city of Irbid, around 70km from the capital, Amman. Iran has vowed to retaliate for US strikes.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-08 22:50

Alan Eyre, a distinguished diplomatic fellow at the Middle East Institute, warns that a US strike on Iran’s Kharg Island could trigger a broader conflict. He says the escalating cycle risks moving beyond either side’s control.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-08 22:15