Iran attacks US base after American strikes on tankers

France 24 Wednesday 09 September 2026, 11:43 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Iran attacks US base after American strikes on tankers Issued on: Share Iran said it fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Jordan early Wednesday, in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island, off Iran’s coast. The US said five Iranian tankers were destroyed. [Image text:] RAN ATTACKS US BASE after American strikes NCLASSIHIED on tankers

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