US EditionIran Hits Oil Tankers in the Gulf; Trump Insists US Already Won War
The attacks by Iranian Revolutionary Guards targeted two tankers carrying 400,000 barrels of Iraqi oil, killing one crew member and escalating regional energy supply disruptions.
- Iraqi authorities said overnight two oil tankers were attacked in Iraqi waters, killing at least one crew member.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for at least one recent strike, saying a vessel disobeyed orders amid the wider escalation linked to the war launched by the United States and Israel.
- Video and shore images show the Maltese-flagged Zefyros and Marshall Islands-flagged Safesea Vishnu ablaze, carrying up to 400,000 barrels of Iraqi oil.
- To steady markets, the IEA said it will release 400 million barrels and President Donald Trump ordered a strategic reserve release, after oil briefly jumped above $100 a barrel.
- With drones reported across the region, U.S. intelligence found Iran's leadership largely intact, contrasting President Donald Trump's declaration 'You never like to say too early you won. We won'.
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