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5 Sept 2026, 13:41

CENTCOM account post:
'CENTCOM destroyed 3 oil tankers of the Revolutionary Guard after two U.S. Navy warships were targeted by Iran'

Machine translation:
Tampa, Florida — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on September 5 targeted three oil tankers carrying Iranian crude oil after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships patrolling the waters in the region.

An American aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer successfully evaded several unprovoked attacks from Iran. No American forces were harmed.

Following Iran's unsuccessful attacks, CENTCOM permanently disabled the oil tankers of the Revolutionary Guard, M/T Downy near the coast of Khark Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask. U.S. forces also completely destroyed the empty tanker M/T Kylo (also known as "Noxen") in the Sea of Oman; this vessel was targeted at several critical points to render it unusable after the crew was ordered to abandon ship.

These three Iranian tankers are part of a multi-billion-dollar shadow network that finances the Revolutionary Guard and its regional proxy forces. Iran has no means to defend them.
Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, stated: "The message to the Revolutionary Guard should be clear: If you fire at our two ships, we will impose an even heavier economic cost on you — we will destroy three of your ships. We will not hesitate to defend American forces, and if necessary, we will destroy Iran's limited and vulnerable oil fleet."
CENTCOM
Moments later in another post:
"The message to the Revolutionary Guard must be clear: If you fire at two of our ships, we will impose an even heavier economic cost on you — we will destroy three of your ships. We will not hesitate to defend American forces, and if necessary, we will destroy Iran's limited and vulnerable oil fleet." — Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM
CENTCOM

Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Defense:
It's simple: If Iran fires at U.S. ships, we will destroy (and sink) its tankers. All they have to do is stop firing at @USNavy.

Iran's fleet of tankers is defenseless — Iran has neither a navy nor an air force. Our planes, ships, and submarines can target all of them, within the areas of @CENTCOM and @USPACOM.
PeteHegseth

The Islamic Republic's state news agency has reported that the crew of the two tankers attacked by the U.S. today "were transferred to shore by lifeboats."
According to this report, one of the tankers was "empty and the other was carrying a cargo of oil."
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