US Destroys Five Iranian Oil Tankers; Iran Fires 20 Missiles at Jordanian Base, Claims Attacks on US Vessels

The number of Iranian tankers destroyed by the U.S. is reported as five by most sources, but one source mentions 'five Iranian oil tankers' without specifying the exact number.

The number of Iranian missiles fired at the Jordanian base is reported as 20 by some sources, while others mention '18 of the 20 ballistic missiles' intercepted.

The number of Iranian missiles that fell in civilian areas is reported as two by some sources, while others mention 'two falling in unpopulated areas'.

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Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US and Houthi strikes  ghanaweb.com

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Brent crude - the global benchmark for prices - rises after the US hit five Iranian tankers on Tuesday

Iran launched ballistic missiles at an American base in the city of Azraq in northern Jordan. The attack was retaliation for the previous American strikes on Iranian tankers. According to the Tasnim agency, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced this at night on Wednesday. Jordan...

The conflict between the United States and Iran has further escalated. US forces attacked five Iranian tankers, with one ship sunk, following Iran's attempt to attack an American warship with ballistic projectiles. Iran has responded to the US [...]

US strikes 5 Iranian oil tankers; Tehran targets Jordan base, warships  Pajhwok Afghan News

Following the US attack on five Iranian oil tankers, Iran launched a retaliatory strike targeting US military bases and vessels in the Middle East, as well as ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have escalated again as the US and Iran continue to respond immediately to each other's attacks. According to Reuters and other local reports on the 9th (local time), Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that it had fired ballistic missiles toward the US military base in Jordan's Al-Azraq. The Jordanian military reported that it had intercepted 18 of the 20 ballistic missiles fired from Iran, with the remaining two falling in civilian areas. There were no casualties. Iran also claimed to have launched a retaliatory attack on US naval vessels. The IRGC stated that it had attacked two US destroyers with missiles and targeted ten ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, including two US vessels and eight oil tankers. However, it is unclear whether any actual damage was inflicted on the US naval vessels. The attack took place shortly after the US announced the destruction of five Iranian oil tankers.

The US military attacked five Iranian tankers, announced on Tuesday by the US Central Command (Centcom), stating that it was a response to two missile attacks carried out by Tehran on US naval vessels in recent days. In response, Iran launched missiles at the US base in Jordan, although it claims that it has shot down most of them.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) said it fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the US military and attacked 10 ships on Wednesday, after the US said it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers, in a sharp escalation of the six-month-old war. Increased attacks by both the US and Iran have shattered a month of relative calm, hitting military, shipping and energy assets, sending oil prices surging and drawing in regional allies in recent days. The US military’s Central Command posted video of the strikes, which it called a response to IRGC targeting a US Navy warship twice with ballistic missiles over the previous two days. No Americans were harmed, the US said. “Iran continues to try to hit US naval ships, and for every time they do that or try to do that, they’re going to lose tankers,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters during a visit to Colombia. Iran then carried out a ballistic missile attack on a base used by US forces near Al Azraq in Jordan, according to an IRGC statement on state media. Although Iran said its missiles inflicted heavy damage, Jordan said its air defences intercepted 18 of the 20 Iranian missiles, with two falling in unpopulated areas, and that there were no casualties. A US official said Iran’s strikes in Jordan were ineffective and all American troops were accounted for. The IRGC said on Wednesday it also attacked 10 ships, including two US Vessels and eight oil tankers, attempting to cross a “prohibited and unsafe” area of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital energy conduit largely choked off by Iranian attacks. Iran has targeted US assets and allies in the region throughout the war, including in Jordan several times, killing at least two US military personnel during one strike in July. Iran has also threatened oil tankers in Kuwaiti and Bahraini ports, according to a statement carried by state media. A maritime security source reported a liquefied natural gas tanker was damaged in the Emirati port of Khor Fakkan, though it was unclear who was responsible. Oil prices extended gains in early trade on Wednesday with Brent crude nearing $100 a barrel on market concerns over the disruption of oil tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on top energy producer Saudi Arabia have added to supply concerns. Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia On Tuesday, Houthis launched an attack on several cities in Saudi Arabia, further undermining regional stability. The Houthi attacks wounded 73 people and set oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major expansion of the conflict, which began on February 28 with joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran. The Houthis, who control most of Yemen’s populated areas, including the capital, have further pressured US allies by periodically disrupting shipping on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula, at the entrance to the Red Sea. They said they had launched a broad operation deep into Saudi territory, using drones and missiles to strike a Saudi air base in the southern city of Khamis Mushait as well as Saudi state oil company assets in the cities of Abha, Najran and Jazan. Saudi authorities reported blazes at the sites and said women and children were among the wounded. The wider war in the Gulf has turned into a test of wills between the US and Iran, with each side hoping that economic pressure from competing blockades will force the other to yield. Washington is trying to increase the flow of oil to world markets by guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz, while cutting off Iran’s exports with a blockade. Central Command said the tankers it destroyed on Tuesday were part of a shadow network that funds the IRGC and its regional proxies.

Oil prices edged closer to $100 a barrel after an escalation in the tit-for-tat strikes between the US and Iran.

US Destroys Five Iranian Oil Tankers After IRGC Targets American Warship  Arab Times Kuwait News

Iran launched ballistic missile attacks on a U.S. base in the city of Azraq in northern Jordan. The attack was retaliation for previous U.S. strikes on Iranian tankers. According to the Tasnim news agency, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced the attack overnight on Wednesday. Jordan confirmed the attacks, reported by the Reuters news agency. No casualties or damage have been reported so far. Iranian Guards also stated that they attacked ten U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf.

Iran threatened further retaliatory strikes, targeting oil tankers stationed at Kuwait and Bahrain ports.

The Middle East war intensified with Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launching strikes on several Saudi cities, further embroiling a US ally in the conflict, while US forces hit ⁠multiple Iranian oil tankers and Iran targeted a US base in Jordan.

Iranian state television also is reporting that U.S. forces attacked Iranian oil tankers near the southern port of Jask and near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf.

US Destroys Five Iranian Oil Tankers After Repeated Missile Attacks on American Navy Warship Malay Mail

Oil prices edged closer to $100 a barrel after an escalation in the tit-for-tat strikes between the US and Iran.

American military forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday after the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) twice in the last two days unsuccessfully attempted to attack a US Navy military ship with ballistic missiles.

US military says it struck the five Iranian tankers after IRGC targeted a US warship twice in two days.

U.S. military forces attacked five Iranian oil tankers after Iranian forces tried to attack an American warship, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.

U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers in Response to Tehran’s Attacks on Navy Ships  WSJ

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US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that five Iranian crude oil tankers were struck and rendered inoperable following the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' two attacks on a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles over the past two days.

US destroys 5 Iranian tankers after attacks on warship; Iran fires missiles at Jordan  Ynetnews

Iran: We fired missiles at US base in Jordan, will attack tankers in Kuwait and Bahrain  Ynetnews

US forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in retaliation for attempted Iranian ballistic missile strikes on an American warship, as Tehran responded by warning tanker crews near Kuwait and Bahrain to abandon their vessels.

The United States stated on Tuesday that it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in response to two missile attacks launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) against a U.S. warship during the previous two days.

American forces have destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on September 8. This is reported by the US Central Command, CENTCOM. The attack occurred after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard attacked an American warship with ballistic missiles twice over the past two days. – Every time Iran tries to strike US military ships, they will lose oil tankers, warns US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Revolutionary Guard now threatens to attack ships in port in Kuwait and Bahrain as a response to the US attack. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard says they have attacked what they describe as an American base in Jordan. There is no immediate confirmation from Jordan, reports Iranian state media.

US says it destroyed 5 Iranian oil tankers after ballistic missiles fired at warship The Times of Israel

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy warned of attacks on tankers near Kuwait and Bahrain terminals in response to the US attack on Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, reports Tasnim.

The US on Tuesday struck multiple Iranian tankers in response to more attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship, according to a US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military operations. Iranian state television also is reporting that US forces attacked Iranian oil tankers near the southern port of Jask and near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. The latest tit-for-tat strikes come as Washington and Tehran lurch back towards fighting during more than six months...

U.S. strikes Iranian tankers after more attempted missile attacks on Navy warship  PBS

US strikes Iranian tankers after more attempted missile attacks on Navy warship  AP News

U.S. strikes Iranian tankers after more attempted missile attacks on Navy ship  haaretz.com

The U.S. has struck multiple Iranian tankers in response to more attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship