Iranian missile attack on a US base in Jordan stories

Sep 8, 2026

Iran strikes US base in Jordan after US destroys Iranian oil tankers in Gulf

Iran launched missiles at a US military base in Jordan and targeted vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after the US destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday. The escalating tit-for-tat strikes follow Iran's recent attacks on American warships in the region.

Sep 8, 20268 sources

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▪International Brent crude oil prices surpassed $100 a barrel on September 9, 2026, for the first time since July, driven by the escalation of U.S.-Iran military strikes.
▪U.S. Central Command spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins confirmed that an American Anduril Dive-LD underwater drone had malfunctioned and gone missing, but noted it was an older, unclassified model.
▪U.S. Central Command stated that U.S. forces destroyed three other Iranian crude oil tankers on September 5, 2026, after an attempted attack on a U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer.

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Military operations1 Oil politics & energy geopolitics1 Strait of Hormuz blockage1

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