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Video shows moment Hellfire missile cripples tanker bound for Iran's Kharg Island
The United States military disabled the Botswana-flagged oil tanker M/T Lexie in international waters after the vessel allegedly ignored repeated warnings and continued sailing towards Iran's Kharg Island, the US central command said. It also released the video from when a US aircraft struck the ship. According to the central command, the US fired a Hellfire missile at the ship sailing through the key oil export terminal in the Arabian Gulf, preventing it from reaching the Iranian port as...
Iran says US Kharg Island attack a failure
On Friday President Trump said the US had obliterated military targets on the Iranian oil hub island of Kharg and threatened to target the oil infrastructure there if Iran stopped ships going through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran accused Washington of a failed mission and warned that any attacks on its energy facilities would lead to strikes on US-linked oil interests in the region. Also: People in the Gulf State of Qatar have been told to evacuate several areas that could be targeted by...
First Oil Supertanker Moors at Kharg Island in Almost a Month
An image from the European Union's Sentinel 1 satellite shows a very large crude carrier moored at Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal on June 2, 2026, the first in nearly a month.
US strikes Iran’s key oil island
President Donald Trump says the United States has carried out strikes against military targets on Kharg island, Iran's main export terminal for oil in the Gulf. Writing on social media, he said he'd decided not to destroy the oil infrastructure on the island. US media report that amphibious ships carrying 2,000 Marines are being sent to the Gulf, but the Pentagon has declined to comment.
Trump says he could 'take the oil in Iran'
President Trump has said he could "take the oil in Iran" and possibly seize Kharg Island through which most Iranian oil is exported. He spoke to the Financial Times, as thousands of US ground troops arrived in the Middle East. But Mr Trump later told reporters a deal could be reached with Iran "very soon".
US ‘disables’ ship allegedly bound for Iranian port
US ‘disables’ ship allegedly bound for Iranian port US ‘disables’ ship allegedly bound for Iranian port US Central Command has released video of it targeting a Botswana-flagged tanker that it says was en route to Iran’s Kharg Island in the Gulf. The US military says the ship was violating the American blockade on Iranian ports. Published On 3 Jun 2026
US downplays suggestions it could commit war crimes in Iran
The White House has downplayed concerns that Donald Trump's threat to hit Iran's civilian infrastructure could lead to the US potentially carrying out war crimes. President Trump said the US military would destroy Iran's electricity plants, Kharg island and desalination plants if Iran did not make a deal. Also: The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting after two more UN peackeepers were killed in southern Lebanon.
Iran-US war latest: Two more drones downed over Strait of Hormuz as Trump claims he ‘destroyed’ Tehran’s military
Iran-US war latest: Two more drones downed over Strait of Hormuz as Trump claims he ‘destroyed’ Tehran’s military It comes as the US military said it downed six Iranian missiles in the Gulf - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The US says it has shot down two more drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz after Washington and Tehran continued to trade strikes on Saturday. In a post on X, US Centcom said it had shot down two Iranian one-way attack drones in a bid to “defend against Iranian...
Qeshm: Iran’s fortress island with an underground ‘missile city’ threatening US troops in Hormuz
Qeshm: Iran’s fortress island with an underground ‘missile city’ threatening US troops in Hormuz US Centcom said it had attacked the island early on Wednesday amid escalatory strikes with Iran - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The US military launched fresh strikes on a fortified Iranian island near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as diplomacy slowed and Iran restarted attacks on its neighbours. US Central Command said the military attacked a ground control tower on Qeshm Island in “self...
Iran launches deadly new strikes on the Gulf, in latest exchange with U.S. to test ceasefire
Iran launched a deadly new set of attacks in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday as it traded strikes with the United States, the latest exchange to threaten the fragile ceasefire and stalled peace talks between the two countries. One person was killed and flights were suspended in Kuwait, officials said, after missile and drone strikes including an attack on its international airport. The U.S. military said it shot down Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz and struck Iran’s Qeshm Island a day...