{"id":8165,"date":"2026-09-05T16:06:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T16:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8165"},"modified":"2026-09-05T16:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T16:06:56","slug":"us-forces-strike-3-iranian-oil-tankers-near-kharg-island-after-unprovoked-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8165","title":{"rendered":"US forces strike 3 Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island after &#8216;unprovoked&#8217; attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The United States military destroyed three Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps crude oil tankers in the Persian Gulf Saturday \u2013 as fighting intensifies between the two nations.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8163\">Exclusive | Ground Zero toxins spark cruel, early dementia crisis for 9\/11 heroes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>US military crew can be heard over radio warning an Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island, before unleashing a barrage of missiles that lit the vessel in flames.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have three minutes to clear the crew,\u201d the US is heard warning in a video obtained by Iran International.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet into your lifeboats and abandon the ship immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Four missiles struck an oil tanker anchored near the island where the Iranian regime exports most of its oil, according to state TV, with two other ships hit in the Gulf of Oman.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8161\">Exclusive | 9\/11 families plan to ignore \u2018spiteful\u2019 Mamdani if he shows up at 25th memorial ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<p>US Central Command said the strikes were in retaliation for the IRGC launching ballistic missiles at two US Navy warships patrolling regional waters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe three Iranian crude oil tankers are part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the IRGC and its regional proxies,\u201d said CENTCOM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet the message to the IRGC be clear: If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost \u2014taking out three of yours,\u201d added Adm. 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