Senior American officials told Fox News that the U.S. military struck Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island and the port city of Jask, according to a report by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The confirmation follows earlier reports Tuesday evening of strikes in the same area.
Senior American officials have told Fox News that the U.S. military conducted strikes against Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island and the port of Jask, providing the strongest confirmation yet of Tuesday evening's operation. The Fox News report, cited by journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12), was published minutes after a U.S. official confirmed the airstrikes were underway to The Jerusalem Post and i24NEWS.
The Zioneer reported at 21:50 Jerusalem that explosions were heard near the ship anchorage on Kharg Island, according to Iranian media, and that a regional monitoring channel reported two Iranian oil tankers appeared to have been hit off Kharg Island and a third struck in Jask port. At 22:34 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published a U.S. official's confirmation to Israeli media that airstrikes against Iranian oil tankers were underway, describing the operation as a significant expansion of the kinetic campaign against Iran's strategic infrastructure. The new Fox News account corroborates that report from additional American sources.
The strikes target Iran's critical oil export infrastructure. Kharg Island is the terminal for approximately 90% of Iran's crude exports, while Jask is a strategic port on the Gulf of Oman. The Zioneer reported on September 5 that CENTCOM warned Iran its oil fleet would be targeted after U.S. forces destroyed three IRGC-linked tankers, signaling a shift to a 'tanker-for-tanker' doctrine. The operation continues an extensive U.S. campaign against Iranian energy and military targets over recent weeks.
The extent of damage to the tankers and any casualties have not been reported. No independent confirmation of the strikes' effects has emerged beyond the official statements.
5 developments
- DevelopingIran attacks two oil tankers off Oman and in UAE, Abu Saleh's Arabic Desk reports
- StrongAmerican source tells i24NEWS: Several Iranian tankers linked to IRGC were attacked
- DevelopingOil tanker attacked near Yemen's northern border, report says
- StrongUAE says Iran attacked its oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
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