{"id":"df4c8679-e62d-414a-ac66-f5c4d791cb8c","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/05/us-military-strikes-three-iranian-tankers/","domain":"thenationalnews.com","outlet":{"name":"Thenationalnews","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"US military strikes three Iranian tankers","plainHeadline":"US forces strike three Iranian crude oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["US Central Command says it struck three Iranian crude oil tankers on Saturday.","The targets were M/T Downy off Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask.","A third vessel, M/T Kylo (Noxen), was rendered inoperable and abandoned.","Centcom says the strikes target a multibillion-dollar network funding the IRGC.","Centcom chief Admiral Brad Cooper warned of higher economic costs to Iran."],"topics":["Cybersecurity","Politics","Finance"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T16:50:03.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T17:12:25.247Z","story":null}