{"id":5761,"date":"2026-09-06T02:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T02:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/?p=5761"},"modified":"2026-09-06T02:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T02:43:03","slug":"hegseth-us-will-destroy-and-sink-irans-oil-tankers-after-irgc-missile-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/?p=5761","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth: US Will \u2018Destroy and Sink\u2019 Iran\u2019s Oil Tankers After IRGC Missile Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. military struck three Iranian crude-oil tankers Saturday after Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two American Navy warships, marking another sharp escalation in the months-long conflict between Washington and Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Central Command said the American vessels successfully avoided the Iranian attacks and that no U.S. personnel were injured. In retaliation, American forces permanently disabled the M\/T Downy near Kharg Island and the M\/T Stark 1 near Jask. A third vessel, the M\/T Kylo, was destroyed in the Gulf of Oman after its crew was instructed to abandon ship.<\/p>\n<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-268603198\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-268603198\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '268603198', 'READ MORE', 'READ LESS' )\">READ MORE<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-268603198\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said the strikes were intended to impose a greater economic cost on Iran for targeting American forces. CENTCOM described the tankers as belonging to a multibillion-dollar network that helps finance the IRGC and its regional proxies.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian media reported that four U.S. missiles hit a tanker near the Kharg anchorage, where Iran operates its most important crude-export terminal. The crew was evacuated and no casualties were reported in that strike.<\/p>\n<p>Defense chief Pete Hegseth warned that additional Iranian attacks on U.S. ships would bring further strikes against Iran\u2019s tanker fleet. Iranian military officials responded with their own warnings, threatening more severe attacks if U.S. actions against Iranian shipping continue.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange raises fresh concerns about shipping and energy markets around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. With Kharg Island central to Iran\u2019s oil exports, further attacks near the facility could carry consequences well beyond the immediate military confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>For now, neither side appears ready to step away from its warnings, leaving the possibility of another retaliatory cycle hanging over the region.<\/p>\n<p>I can also monitor this conflict and alert you if there\u2019s a major new U.S. or Iranian escalation.<br \/>\n<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. military struck three Iranian crude-oil tankers Saturday after Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two American Navy warships, marking another sharp escalation in the months-long conflict between Washington and Tehran. U.S. Central Command said the American vessels successfully avoided the Iranian attacks and that no U.S. personnel were injured. 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