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Posted on 09/08/2026 3:27:09 PM PDT by Red Badger
US Central Command forces executed strikes on multiple Iranian oil tankers near Iran's oil export hub of Kharg Island on Tuesday amid the ongoing US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and campaign to cripple Iran's economy.
Fox's Jennifer Griffin reported that several US defense officials confirmed that US Central Command is "carrying out airstrikes right now against targets near Kharg Island, as well as Jask."
The targets include Iranian oil tankers, as part of "an ongoing effort to squeeze Iran economically," she said, noting that officials say this is not a new phase involving the deployment of ground troops.
The attacks were ongoing as of this afternoon.
Griffin also wrote on X:
Senior US officials to Fox: US military has struck targets near Kharg Island and Jask. The targets include Iranian oil tankers. This is part of a larger effort to squeeze Iran economically. The strategy includes sinking and disabling Iranian crude oil tankers
Senior US officials to Fox: US military has struck targets near Kharg Island and Jask. The targets include Iranian oil tankers. This is part of a larger effort to squeeze Iran economically. The strategy includes sinking and disabling Iranian crude oil tankers.
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) September 8, 2026
Per Fox, a US official says Iran fired at least one ballistic missile at a US warship on Monday, but did not strike the ship. Still, the US military wanted to send a message to Iran with today's strikes.
This comes after US forces permanently disabled three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, one of which was “completely destroyed,” according to US Central Command, in response to attempted attacks by Iran on two US Navy ships in the region.
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awesome: blow up the means of oil transportation, leaving crucial and expensive infrastructure intact, but useless, until a more reasonable leadership should arise ...
“campaign to cripple Iran’s economy”
Take out the electrical grid and drop bridges. Forget the tankers.
From the looks of it. It looks like Iran is holding US gas prices and the entire US armed forced hostage in the Straights. This terrorist regime is no where near being defeated unless the US starts arming Iranian citizens to topple this regime.
idiotic, stupid unnecessary war ..
Nothing worse that being wrong…even if you admit (here) that you are losing &
prefer the IR devils to win.
If you had half a brain…you would know different
Disagree completely.
exactly- this was long overdue...
Coming out to say…that you have a terribke case of TDS!
If you did not have an egotistical hand to play here…you would know that the USA has got this & will prevail. Man you are pathetic! Your Ilk woud have said, along w/ the vile Left of that day…that TET was a failure.
with all due respect, the future day Iran revealed it had a finished nuke warhead and was that morning sending it to strike Tel Aviv and set the Middle East ablaze, would be a day too late to fight Iran’s nuke program as Trump has done.
With improved ICBM technology the target could be a US one.
No respect at all for the recipient of you post above,
yet you are correct…there is nothing, nothing in this, that has greater force and significance than being WRONG!
It started in 1979 . Dhimmi wit.
Sure, sure.
12 Iranian nuclear weapons.
Religious zealots who are hell bent on bringing about the Apocalypse so that Islam will rule the world with the help of the Mahdi.
Not a problem.
They’d never use them.
“Death to America” every day since 1979.
Yup. Nothing to worry about.
Look for more of these insects that hope and vote against the USA and hope
the IR wins.
Yup
Bridges and electric power.
Yesterday
“It looks like Iran is holding US gas prices and the entire US armed forced hostage in the Straights. “
LOL.
WTI is $94.26 today. It’s hardly expensive oil domestically.
In fact, that’s historically cheap.
Oil was $99 during Obama, btw. Adjusting for inflation, that’s way above $100.
Kharg is important. Jask is a secondary target.
The fact that we’re hitting them both is important.
They’ll migrate if we tear up their country too much. No one wants that.
Trump wants to leave the infrastucture for the next govt.
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