{
  "id": 6353805,
  "title": "U.S. military says it destroyed 5 more Iranian oil tankers in latest escalation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/u-s-military-says-it-destroyed-5-more-iranian-oil-tankers-in-latest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T00:33:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-military-5-oil-tankers-iran-strikes-jordan-9.7336574"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday. According to US Central Command, the tankers were targeted in response to recent ballistic missile attacks on a US Navy warship by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The US ship evaded the attack and continued its mission to enforce a blockade of Iranian oil shipments.\n\nThe tankers that were destroyed were located in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran's Kharg Island. US Central Command said the crews of the vessels were directed to abandon ship before the strikes. The tankers belonged to a multi-billion-dollar network used to fund the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its regional allies.\n\nIranian state-run media reported that Iran launched missiles toward US targets in Jordan in response to the US strikes. However, US Central Command said it had no information to offer on the reported strikes on a Jordanian airbase. This latest exchange is part of a more than six-month-old war between the US and Iran.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US military says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-military-says-it-destroyed-five-iranian-oil-tankers",
        "published": "2026-09-08T22:28:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US bombs five Iranian oil tankers after its navy is attacked",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-bombs-five-iranian-oil-tankers-after-its-navy-is-attacked",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:49:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "US Central Command says it destroyed 5 Iranian oil tankers in new round of strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-central-command-says-it-destroyed-5-iranian-oil-tankers-in-new",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:54:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Conflict widens as Houthis strike Saudi Arabia, US hits Iranian oil tankers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/conflict-widens-as-houthis-strike-saudi-arabia-us-hits-iranian-oil",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "5 Iranian oil tankers attacked, US base in Jordan hit, Tehran's evacuation warning: How war escalated again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/5-iranian-oil-tankers-attacked-us-base-in-jordan-hit-tehrans",
        "published": "2026-09-09T02:08:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}