{
  "id": 5823610,
  "title": "Iran targets three US ships, three oil tankers in Hormuz in retaliation for US strikes, IRGC claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/iran-targets-three-us-ships-three-oil-tankers-in-hormuz-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T19:58:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-907652"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US military struck three Iranian oil tankers on September 5, according to US Central Command. The strikes followed an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attack on two US Navy warships with ballistic missiles. The tankers, part of a secret network funding the IRGC, were disabled or destroyed.\n\nUS Central Command said a US aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer evaded the Iranian attacks without injury. Admiral Brad Cooper stated that if Iran fires on US ships, the US will impose a greater economic cost.\n\nThe IRGC claimed that in retaliation for the US strikes on the oil tankers, the Iranian Navy targeted three oil tankers and three US-affiliated ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's military warned of more severe strikes against US military vessels if harassment of Iranian ships continues.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "WATCH: CENTCOM strikes three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC attack on US ships",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/watch-centcom-strikes-three-iranian-oil-tankers-after-irgc-attack-on",
        "published": "2026-09-05T16:58:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}