https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iran-attacks-us-ship-in-strait-of-hormuzContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iran-attacks-us-ship-in-strait-of-hormuzhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iran-attacks-us-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz#u63192Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:26:35 +0000Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz and fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in Jordan on Wednesday. The IRGC targeted two US vessels and eight oil tankers in response to US strikes that destroyed five Iranian tankers on Tuesday. Oil prices have risen above $100 a barrel following the escalation. Iran is also expanding a prohibited zone outside the Strait of Hormuz, though it has not yet released the exact coordinates of the area.Why it mattersThe conflict centers on control of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil traffic. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iran-attacks-us-ship-in-strait-of-hormuzhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iran-attacks-us-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz#u62204Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:20:16 +0000The US military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday following Iranian missile attacks on American warships near the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran responded by firing ballistic missiles at a US air base in Jordan. In a separate escalation, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claims to have captured an unmanned US submarine near the Strait. Iran is also seeking to establish an exclusion zone outside the Strait to tighten control over tanker traffic, while the UAE warns against any single state controlling the waterway.Why it mattersThe conflict centers on the Strait of Hormuz, a crit https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iran-attacks-us-ship-in-strait-of-hormuzhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iran-attacks-us-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz#u60158Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:11:04 +0000Iranian forces targeted a remote-controlled United States military vessel in the Strait of Hormuz amid a week of escalating hostilities. Iranian state-run media and officials asserted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps successfully attacked the American ship, framing the action as a response to previous United States strikes. Meanwhile, the United States military flatly rejected the claim, labeling the report a total lie. The flare-up follows recent ballistic missile launches and tanker attacks across the region, prompting severe warnings from Iranian negotiators of harsher retaliatory meas