{
  "id": 6349265,
  "title": "US military says it destroyed five Iranian oil carriers after attempted missile attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-military-says-it-destroyed-five-iranian-oil-carriers-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T23:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/us-military-says-it-destroyed-five-iranian-oil-carriers-after-attempted-missile"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US military destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers on September 8. According to US Central Command, the destruction of the tankers was in response to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeting a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the past two days. The US warship successfully evaded the attempted Iranian attacks and continued to patrol regional waters.\n\nThe five tankers destroyed were identified as the Kivik, Charminar, Horizon 1, Riesco, and Derya, with the latter being located near Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz and the others in the Gulf of Oman. The crews of the vessels were told to abandon ship before the attacks. This is the second time US forces have targeted Iranian tankers in less than a week in response to attacks on US military vessels.\n\nIran also launched missiles toward US targets in Jordan, according to Iranian state-run media. The US military had no information on the strikes on the Jordanian airbase. Iran has vowed to hit back by targeting oil carriers near US-allied Gulf states.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "US military destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-military-destroys-5-iranian-oil-tankers",
        "published": "2026-09-08T21:48:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US military says it has destroyed 5 Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy warship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-military-says-it-has-destroyed-5-iranian-oil-tankers-after-missile",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:07:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Rubio warns more Iranian tankers will be sank if attacks on US warships continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/rubio-warns-more-iranian-tankers-will-be-sank-if-attacks-on-us",
        "published": "2026-09-09T00:09:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "US destroys five Iranian oil tankers after repeated missile attacks on American Navy warship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/us-destroys-five-iranian-oil-tankers-after-repeated-missile-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:05:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "WTI surges as US strikes Iranian tankers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/wti-surges-as-us-strikes-iranian-tankers",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:17:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}