US and Iran trade retaliatory tanker strikes around the Strait of Hormuz
September 6, 2026 at 06:25 AM
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11 reports · 8 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 152 hours
The US and Iran exchanged attacks on ships and military bases around the Strait of Hormuz over the past week, as the six-month war between them grinds on.
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US Central Command said it disabled two Iran-linked oil tankers, including one near Kharg Island,and destroyed a third in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday, after Iran targeted two US warships.
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck six ships: three oil tankers using"unauthorised" routes through the Strait of Hormuz and three vessels it described as US-affiliated.
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Saudi Arabia condemned an attack it said Iran carried out on its tanker Sidr,in the Strait of Hormuz;shipping company Bahri confirmed two Filipino sailors were killed.
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Iran's IRGC said on Sunday it targeted an American naval drone that was trying to enter the Strait of Hormuzrokhokhokhokh.




