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  "id": 5791101,
  "title": "US military says destroys Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-military-says-destroys-iranian-oil-tankers-after-missile-attacks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T15:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/us-military-says-destroys-iranian-oil-tankers-after-missile-attacks"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US military has struck and destroyed three Iranian oil tankers in response to attempted missile attacks on naval vessels. According to US Central Command (Centcom), the tankers were part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its regional proxies.\n\nThe tankers were targeted after US warships were attacked with missiles, with Centcom stating that a US aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer successfully evaded multiple attacks from the IRGC. The US military disabled a tanker near Kharg Island and another near the Strait of Hormuz, and completely destroyed a third in the Gulf of Oman.\n\nThe strikes come after a period of renewed hostilities between the US and Iran, with both sides having sought to inflict military and economic pain. According to Haaretz, the clashes come after a month-long relative calm in the US-Iran conflict, while Al-Monitor reports that the conflict has been ongoing for six months.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}