{"id":21889,"date":"2026-09-08T21:47:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21889"},"modified":"2026-09-08T21:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:47:40","slug":"us-strikes-iranian-tankers-near-kharg-island-tehran-threatens-gulf-oil-vessels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21889","title":{"rendered":"US strikes Iranian tankers near Kharg Island; Tehran threatens Gulf oil vessels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133942401,imgsize-1052767,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/kharg-island.jpg\" alt=\"US strikes Iranian tankers near Kharg Island; Tehran threatens Gulf oil vessels\" title=\"US hits multiple Iranian tankers near Kharg Island; Iran threatens Gulf shipping\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"US hits multiple Iranian tankers near Kharg Island; Iran threatens Gulf shipping\">US hits multiple Iranian tankers near Kharg Island; Iran threatens Gulf shipping<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The US targeted multiple Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, two US officials told CNN, in the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>One of the officials said the tankers were linked to Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and were struck in response to attempted missile attacks on a US navy warship.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The strikes come as the US intensifies its military and economic pressure on Iran, with Washington focusing its operations around the Strait of Hormuz. US forces have been escorting commercial vessels through the strategic waterway while maintaining a naval blockade of Iranian ports as part of a broader effort to increase pressure on Tehran\u2019s leadership.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Iran has vowed to retaliate by targeting oil tankers near ports in Bahrain and Kuwait.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The IRGC, in a warning broadcast by Iranian state television, urged crews aboard tankers near the two countries to immediately abandon their vessels.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cWe warn all crews aboard oil tankers in the vicinity of ports in Kuwait and Bahrain &#8230; to immediately leave their vessels, whether they are at anchor or docked at the ports, as the vessels will be targeted,\u201d Iranian state broadcaster IRIB quoted the IRGC as saying.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Iranian semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that one of the tankers struck on Tuesday was about four miles (6 km) from Kharg Island, a major hub for Iran\u2019s oil exports. IRIB reported that a second tanker was hit off the coast of Jask and said crews from both vessels were being taken ashore in lifeboats.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The latest strikes follow a US attack on an Iranian tanker about six miles from Kharg Island over the weekend.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Separately, the Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sweeping sanctions on Iran\u2019s aviation sector, targeting 27 Iranian airlines and nine service providers and sales agents accused of providing services to Mahan Air.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The privately owned airline has been under US sanctions since 2011 and is accused by Washington of providing support to the IRGC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The latest escalation follows reports that Iran attempted to attack US navy ships on Monday. The US military has not publicly acknowledged the reported incident, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited US officials.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The reported attack came after Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer over the weekend. No US navy ships were hit, according to US officials.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The repeated attempts to target American warships have raised concerns in Washington that Iran may be using more advanced weapons, potentially with assistance from China or Russia.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/us-strikes-iranian-tankers-near-kharg-island-tehran-threatens-gulf-oil-vessels\/articleshow\/133942382.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US hits multiple Iranian tankers near Kharg Island; Iran threatens Gulf shipping The US targeted multiple Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, two US officials told CNN, in the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran.One of the officials said the tankers were linked to Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kharg-island.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"US hits multiple Iranian tankers near Kharg Island; 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