Iranian media report U.S. strike on tanker near Kharg Island
State media in Iran said an oil tanker was hit near Kharg Island, while the U.S. military had not confirmed any attack.
Iranian state media said a U.S. strike hit an Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island on Saturday morning, according to reports carried by several outlets. The U.S. military had not confirmed the incident.
The reports came after a period of heightened tension at sea, following earlier Iranian missile fire toward the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
The tanker was said to have been struck near the island off Iran’s southern coast, an area linked to the country’s oil exports. No independent verification of the damage was immediately available.
The claims surfaced after a series of U.S. strikes carried out in response to Iranian attacks on ships and American forces, according to the source material.
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