{
  "id": 6390470,
  "title": "US Admiral Cooper's message to IRGC: 'Shoot at two of our ships, lose three of yours'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/us-admiral-coopers-message-to-irgc-shoot-at-two-of-our-ships-lose",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T05:08:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/us-admiral-coopers-message-to-irgc-hit-two-of-our-ships-lose-three-of-yours-1.500667964"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Central Command (CentCom) head Adm. Brad Cooper has issued a stern warning to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Cooper stated that if the IRGC attacks two American ships, the United States will impose a higher economic cost – destroying three of their oil tankers. This warning follows US forces intercepting three Iranian crude oil tankers near key export hubs in the Persian Gulf. No US personnel were harmed in the strikes, with aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer evading the attacks. Iran has responded by vowing a rapid and forceful retaliation to any further US strikes. The escalating tension poses risks around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, vital shipping routes for oil exports.",
  "summary": "The head of US Central Command warned Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that further attacks on American naval forces could bring a larger economic retaliation, including strikes on Iranian oil carriers. “Let the message to the IRGC be clear: If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost — taking out three of yours,” Adm. Brad Cooper, the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}