# US strikes Iranian oil tankers as Tehran targets American base in Jordan

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-strikes-iranian-oil-tankers-as-tehran-targets-american-base-in-jordan/
- Published: 2026-09-09T16:42:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-09T22:43:53+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvznqypz0yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Middle East, World

## Key points

- US-Iran conflict escalated as oil prices topped $100 a barrel
- US destroyed five Iranian tankers; one, the Riesco, sank
- Iran hit a US Jordan airbase; Rubio warned of more losses

## Summary

Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel as the US-Iran conflict escalated sharply, with Washington striking five Iranian oil tankers and Tehran retaliating with attacks on shipping and a US airbase in Jordan. The clashes, which also drew in Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels, disrupted the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that normally carries a fifth of the world's oil and gas, and pushed petrol prices higher for motorists worldwide.

US Central Command said it destroyed the tankers Kaviz, Charminar, Horizon 1, Riesco and Derya, warning crews to abandon ship first; the Riesco later sank in the Gulf of Oman. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed to have struck eight tankers and two US warships (denied by Washington), seized a US underwater drone Washington said had simply malfunctioned, and fired missiles at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti air base, 20 of which were intercepted with no casualties. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran would keep "losing tankers" for further attacks, while Brent crude, which had traded around $70 before the war began with US and Israeli strikes on 28 February, peaked near $100.70 before easing slightly to $99.90.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: US strikes Iranian oil tankers as Tehran targets American base in Jordan](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvznqypz0yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [Daily Mail: Tehran attacks US targets in Middle East in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian tankers, sparking jump in oil prices as war deepens](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16116621/Tehran-attacks-US-targets-Middle-East-retaliation-American-strikes-Iranian-tankers-sparking-jump-oil-prices-war-deepens.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [The Hill: Iran attacks vessels, US base in Jordan after tankers sunk](https://thehill.com/policy/international/6078254-us-iran-war-jordan-retaliation-oil-tankers-sunk/)
- [HuffPost: U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers After Attempted Attacks On Navy Warship](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/us-strikes-iran-oil-tankers-navy-attack_n_6aa07932e4b0186919a7376e)

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