Iran, U.S. trade strikes as Hormuz crisis deepens — SkimNews
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- U.S. Central Command said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on September 8 after the IRGC targeted a Navy warship twice over two days; the ship evaded both attacks and no American personnel were harmed.
- Iran launched missiles toward U.S. targets in Jordan, while Jordan said it intercepted 18 ballistic missiles, two landed in uninhabited areas and no casualties were reported.
- Trump administration imposed aviation-industry sanctions on more than two dozen commercial and private airlines plus foreign cargo service providers to isolate Iran from its remaining trading partners.
- Strait of Hormuz is being contested through a proposed Iranian exclusion zone and a U.S.-escorted route off Oman, while the U.S. blockade has limited Iranian oil exports.
- IRGC claimed on September 9 that it attacked two U.S. vessels, eight oil tankers and 10 ships in its declared prohibited and unsafe zone of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Brent crude futures crossed $100 a barrel on September 9 for the first time since July 2024, after briefly reaching $99.46 the previous day.
- IRGC said it seized an American submarine drone, while the U.S. military described it as an older model that had malfunctioned and contained no sensitive data.
Why it matters: Commercial shipping operators and oil-market participants now bear the immediate cost: the U.S. destroyed five Iranian tankers, while Iran claimed attacks on two U.S. vessels, eight oil tankers and 10 ships. Brent crude crossing $100 puts a concrete price on a conflict no longer confined to military bases.
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