Iranian media reported Tuesday evening that another oil tanker was attacked near Kharg Island, according to Israeli journalist Asaf Rozenzweig. No details on the attacker or casualties have been reported.
Iranian media reported Tuesday evening that an additional oil tanker was attacked near Kharg Island, according to Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The report comes just after 22:40 Jerusalem — less than half an hour after The Zioneer published the Tasnim agency's report that the United States had struck an Iranian oil tanker anchored near the same island, with no casualties and the crew evacuated. No details on the attacker, the extent of damage, or possible casualties have been reported for the latest incident.
The earlier reports unfolded rapidly beginning around 21:50 Jerusalem, when Iranian media first reported explosions near the island's ship anchorage. Unverified reports from a regional monitoring channel indicated that two tankers had been hit off Kharg and a third struck at the port of Jask. Senior US officials subsequently confirmed to Fox News that the US military had conducted strikes on Iranian oil tankers near Kharg and Jask, according to a report by Rozentzweig. The semi-official Tasnim agency then reported at 22:40 that a single tanker was struck, with no casualties. The Zioneer published that report at 22:40. The latest report of a second tanker near Kharg, carried by the same Iranian media channels cited by Rozentzweig, has not been independently confirmed.
The developments come amid an ongoing US campaign against Iranian oil infrastructure in the Persian Gulf. The Zioneer has previously covered multiple waves of US airstrikes targeting Iranian tankers, drone storage sites, and naval bases in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. On June 27, The Zioneer reported that CENTCOM confirmed additional airstrikes on Iran over a tanker attack in Hormuz, targeting IRGC drone storage and minelayer capabilities. Earlier, on June 11, a US strike hit a petrochemical plant in Iran, and explosions were reported near the Bushehr nuclear power plant on July 8.
It remains unclear whether this latest report refers to a separate incident from the earlier strikes or an additional tanker struck as part of the same operation. No official Iranian confirmation or denial has been issued, and the identity of the attacker has not been disclosed.
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