Iran targets US ships, oil tankers in retaliation for US strikes, IRGC claims
The IRGC claims to have attacked six vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian oil tankers. The US military has not confirmed the strikes, though tensions in the region have escalated significantly.
Why it matters
This potential escalation threatens global oil supply chains and risks a direct military conflict between the US and Iran.
The Iranian Navy targeted three oil tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated ships in retaliation for the three oil tankers hit earlier in the day by US forces, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Saturday. US Central Command (CENTCOM) has not confirmed the strikes. The IRGC warned against ships transiting the strait through routes unauthorized by Iran.BREAKING: Iran's IRGC announces it carried out the single largest attack in the Strait of Hormuz, striking 6 vessels with anti-ship missiles in retaliation for this morning's US strike on 3 Iranian oil tankers transiting the Strait.The IRGC says it struck 3 oil tankers…— The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) September 5, 2026"Do not be deceived by the 'terrorist' US military and refrain from any suspicious movement aimed at passing through unauthorized waterways," the IRGC Navy said in a statement carried on Iranian state TV.
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