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The Rest of the World Report | September 5, 2026 — Saturday Edition
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TANKER FOR TANKER
The US military struck three Iranian oil tankers Friday into Saturday. The retaliation came after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard fired ballistic missiles at two US Navy warships in the Gulf of Oman. Both the aircraft carrier and the destroyer evaded the attack. No American personnel were hurt. CENTCOM said two of the tankers, hit near Iran’s Kharg Island, were “permanently disabled.” A third, unladen tanker, identified as the M/T Kylo and also known as the Noxen, was destroyed near…
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