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2 Sept 2026, 13:06

Axios reported, citing American officials, that the U.S. military targeted "two state-owned oil tankers" in southern Iran during a wave of attacks on the evening of September 10.

According to the report, these two tankers were anchored near the shores of Iran and north of the U.S. maritime blockade line, and American drones targeted their engine rooms with missile strikes.

U.S. Central Command, CENTCOM, did not make a specific mention of the attack on the tankers in its official statement following the Tuesday night attacks, but in the video footage released of the strikes, a scene showing a missile hitting a tanker can be seen.

Axios states that this is the first time the U.S. military has targeted Iranian tankers not to prevent violations of the maritime blockade, but in response to Iran's attacks on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

An American official described this action as part of a new policy known as "tanker for tanker," which, according to him, Donald Trump approved to deter further Iranian attacks on ships.
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