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US military says it destroyed three Iranian oil tankers

Status: published

The United States military says it struck and destroyed three Iranian oil tankers after American warships came under missile attack by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Officials said a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer avoided the incoming attacks before the tankers were targeted. The exact location of the strikes and the extent of any casualties have not yet been established.

Category: vessel-attacked · Location: Unresolved

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Global Events Monitor. US military says it destroyed three Iranian oil tankers. 2026-09-07T05:18:26.442Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:592. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/592/revision/52b49b43566a54a81a94fdec6140d7a85760066e836904565b6ac659ead7d682

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