Did the U.S. destroy five Iranian oil tankers in September 2026?

Yes. U.S. Central Command said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers on September 8, 2026, after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the prior two days. CENTCOM said the warship evaded the attacks and that no American personnel were harmed.

The vessels named were M/T Kaviz, M/T Charminar, M/T Horizon 1, and M/T Riesco in the Gulf of Oman, plus M/T Derya near Kharg Island. American forces directed the crews to abandon ship before the tankers were struck and rendered inoperable.

Source: U.S. Central Command via DVIDS

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