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US military strikes three Iranian tankers

28 verified updates • corroborated by 24 independent sources • tracked since September 5, 2026

Part of ongoing coverage: Iran

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  Sep 05, 09:01 AM 1 source: CNN

  US military says three Iranian tankers struck in Gulf
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  Sep 05, 10:01 AM 5 sources: AP News, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, The Seattle Times

  Three Iranian tankers struck in retaliation for missile attacks, US military says
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  Sep 05, 10:31 AM 7 sources: AP News, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, NPR, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times
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  Sep 05, 11:01 AM 11 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, NPR, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, Times of Israel
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  Sep 05, 11:31 AM 11 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, NPR, NY Post (New York), Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times

  US military says three Iranian tankers struck in Gulf
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  Sep 05, 12:01 PM 13 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, Times of Israel, bostonglobe.com

  US military strikes three Iranian tankers in retaliation for missile attacks
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  Sep 05, 12:31 PM 10 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, NPR, Reuters, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, bostonglobe.com
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  Sep 05, 01:01 PM 12 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, Times of Israel, bostonglobe.com
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  Sep 05, 02:01 PM 15 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NBC News, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, Times of Israel, ZeroHedge
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  Sep 05, 02:30 PM 15 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, NBC News, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, Times of Israel, ZeroHedge, inquirer.com
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  Sep 05, 03:01 PM 14 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NBC News, NPR, Reuters, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, Times of Israel, bostonglobe.com, sfgate.com
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  Sep 05, 04:00 PM 14 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Seattle Times, Times of Israel, bostonglobe.com
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  Sep 05, 04:30 PM 13 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, Times of Israel
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  Sep 05, 05:30 PM 15 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, Times of Israel
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  Sep 05, 06:00 PM 14 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, Times of Israel
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  Sep 05, 07:00 PM 13 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times
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  Sep 05, 09:00 PM 15 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, Times of Israel
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  Sep 05, 10:00 PM 15 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, Times of Israel, ZeroHedge, seattletimes.com

  US military strikes three Iranian tankers

  → Reason for strike no longer specified
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  Sep 05, 10:30 PM 15 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, Times of Israel, ZeroHedge
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  Sep 05, 11:00 PM 16 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Times of Israel, ZeroHedge, seattletimes.com
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  Sep 06, 12:00 AM 16 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Seattle Times, Times of Israel, ZeroHedge
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  Sep 06, 12:30 AM 15 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, ZeroHedge
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  Sep 06, 01:00 AM 15 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Washington Post, ZeroHedge, seattletimes.com
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  Sep 06, 01:30 AM 15 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, ZeroHedge, sfgate.com
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  Sep 06, 02:00 AM 15 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, ZeroHedge
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  Sep 06, 04:30 AM 16 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, Kyiv Post, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, ZeroHedge
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  Sep 06, 05:00 AM 16 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, Kyiv Post, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, ZeroHedge, chicagotribune.com
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  Sep 06, 07:00 AM 15 sources: AP News, BBC News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Inquirer.com, Kyiv Post, NPR, Reuters, SFGATE, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, ZeroHedge