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Iranian oil tanker attacked by four U.S. missiles near Kharg Island, Iranian media report

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Iranian media reported that a U.S. attack hit an Iranian oil tanker six miles from Kharg Island, with no reported casualties among the crew.
  • The tanker was being evacuated after the reported strike, according to Tasnim.
  • The incident followed a week of intensified U.S. attacks on Iran and Iranian strikes on Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

An Iranian oil tanker came under attack by four U.S. missiles near Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil terminal, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Tasnim, an agency linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the tanker was hit six miles from the island.

The agency cited one of its correspondents on Kharg Island and said no crew members had been killed. The tanker was being evacuated after the attack. SNN news agency also reported the strike.

The reported attack followed Washington’s heaviest strikes against Iran in more than a month. Those attacks killed 19 people, including four at a wedding, according to the report. Tehran responded with bombardments against Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Kharg Island handles most of Iran’s oil exports, making it a target with major symbolic and economic importance. The United States also attacked the island in July in strikes that killed at least eight Iranian military personnel.

The report added that U.S. President Donald Trump shared a week earlier a social-media video generated with artificial intelligence showing the destruction of Kharg Island.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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