IRGC Claims Attacks on Two US Vessels and Eight Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on September 9 that its forces attacked two United States vessels and eight oil tankers traversing the Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The strikes mark a sharp escalation in maritime warfare and commercial shipping disruption in the waterway amid intensified US-Iran tensions.
Date: September 9, 2026
Location: Hormozgan, Iran
Conflict: US-Iran Conflict
Category: naval
Severity: CRITICAL
Source: The Hindu