Home Middle East Live Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 01:07Modified: 09/09/2026 - 01:52 US military forces strike an Iranian crude oil tanker, M/T Downy, off the coast of Kharg Island on September 5, 2026. © Centom, AFP US forces destroyed five Iranian oil carriers on Tuesday after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at an American warship twice in recent days. Iran also launched strikes on US targets in Jordan, and threatened attacks on oil tankers off Kuwait and Bahrain. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. (FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP) Keywords for this article
Middle East live: US destroys five Iranian oil tankers as Iran threatens Kuwait and Bahrain
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