[News] Two US vessels, eight tankers, 10 ships struck in retaliation

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IRGC: Two US vessels, eight tankers, 10 ships struck in retaliation
Presstv
September 9, 2026
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File photo of speedboats belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards
Corps (IRGC) Navy

*Two US vessels, eight oil tankers, and 10 other ships attempting to pass
through the prohibited zone of the Strait of Hormuz have been targeted in
the latest wave of Iran’s retaliatory operations amid the war of aggression
against the country, according to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps
(IRGC).*

In a statement issued at dawn on Wednesday, the IRGC said the attacks were
carried out in response to the US terrorist military’s attack on five
Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf region.

“The heroic IRGC Navy, in response to the aggression and hostility of the
terrorist US military in its attack on five Iranian oil tankers in the
Persian Gulf, targeted two US vessels and eight oil tankers in the area,
inflicting heavy damage on them,” the statement said.

It added that 10 ships had also been targeted after attempting to pass
through a prohibited and unsafe area of the Strait of Hormuz, with the
“provocation and support” of the United States.

“The Strait of Hormuz remains firmly under the surveillance and management
of the capable and valiant IRGC Navy,” the statement concluded.

The statement said the IRGC Navy continues to exercise full control over
the Strait of Hormuz and safeguard the trust of the Iranian people.

Earlier in the night, the IRGC said its Aerospace Force had struck the US’s
al-Azraq Airbase in Jordan with a missile barrage, inflicting “heavy damage
on the hostile forces.”

According to the statement, the strike involved both solid- and
liquid-fueled ballistic missiles and targeted maintenance and repair
hangars, aircraft preparation facilities, and shelters housing F-35, F-16,
and F-15 warplanes.

The waterway has increasingly become a key arena in the US war on Iran,
prompting Tehran to assert greater control over maritime activity in and
around the strait.

Recent military exchanges have included US strikes on Iranian oil tankers
and Iranian missile attacks targeting US naval forces.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the IRGC Navy announced that it has
successfully intercepted and captured a highly advanced, unmanned American
underwater vehicle at the entrance of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The unmanned submersible incorporates some of the world's most advanced
underwater technology and was delivered to the US terrorist military in
2025, the statement said.

The capture of the unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) marks the latest in a
long history of Iran intercepting and seizing advanced Western military
technology.

Over the past decade, Iranian forces have successfully downed or captured
numerous high-value US assets, including the RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone,
MQ-9 Reaper drones, and various underwater gliders and surface vessels in
the Persian Gulf.

Reverse-engineering these captured technologies has historically played a
significant role in accelerating Iran’s domestic drone and unmanned naval
programs.
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