US Central Command image of its strike on the unladen Iranian oil tanker M/T Kylo in the Gulf of Oman, September 5, 2026
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UPDATE 0754 GMT:
At least four people have been killed and 20 injured by Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon.
At least two of the fatalities were in the village of Arab Salim, after Israel issued a forced displacement order around 6 a.m.
One strike destroyed the Ghandour Hospital in the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa.
The hospital was empty of all patients and staff.
The Israel Defense Forces claimed they were carrying out strikes on Hezbollah sites, responding to a drone attack on troops early Sunday morning.
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Two of the tankers were “permanently disabled”, and the third, which was unladen, was destroyed.
US Central Command claimed that it was responding to “multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks” on a US aircraft carrier and destroyer on Saturday. No personnel were injured.
“We will not hesitate to defend American forces, and if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet,” Centcom head Adm. Brad Cooper said in a statement.
Cooper said the M/T Downy was struck off Kharg Island, the hub in the northern Persian Gulf which handled around 90% of Iran’s maritime oil exports. The M/T Stark 1 was hit near the port of Jask in southern Iran, and the unladen M/T Kylo was destroyed in the Gulf of Oman.
Iran’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said “illegal and aggressive” attacks were an “overt threat to international peace and the security of commercial shipping”.
Iranian State media claimed Iran targeted three oil tankers and three American vessels in response. The Revolutionary Guards said its naval forces attacked a remotely-operated US boat “attempting to enter the protected area of the Strait of Hormuz”.
