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2026 Iran War: 2026-09-05

Saturday, September 5, 2026 7 updates Last updated 16:04 UTC
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Iranian media say US missiles hit oil tanker off Kharg Island

Iranian outlet Khabar Fouri reported that an oil tanker near Kharg Island was struck by four US missiles and that an evacuation was under way. Student news agency SNN also attributed the attack to the United States. No casualties were immediately reported. Kharg handles the bulk of Iran's oil exports.
Al Jazeera / Khabar Fouri
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US Treasury sanctions Turkey-based Golden Global Bank over alleged IRGC financing

The US Treasury's OFAC sanctioned Turkey-based Golden Global Bank and cut its access to the US financial system under Operation Economic Outcast. Officials alleged the bank and subsidiaries facilitated tens of millions of dollars in transactions for the IRGC. Al Jazeera reported the move prompted a legal threat from the bank.
Middle East Spectator / OFAC
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CENTCOM says US struck three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC missile attack on US ships

US Central Command said it disabled two Iranian crude oil carriers and destroyed a third in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island after the IRGC fired ballistic missiles at two US Navy warships. CENTCOM said an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer evaded the attacks and that no US personnel were injured. Admiral Brad Cooper said the vessels were part of a network financing the IRGC and its regional proxies.
Al Jazeera / CENTCOM
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Jordan says it intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles over northern airspace

Jordan's military said air defenses engaged 13 ballistic missiles that entered the kingdom's airspace, destroying 10 while three fell in remote areas away from population centers, with no casualties reported. A senior US official cited by Israel's Channel 12 said Washington had no indication at this stage that American bases in Jordan had been fired on, after Arab media reported interceptions over Jordan.
B92 / Jordan Armed Forces
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Trump says US may strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain very soon

US President Donald Trump told reporters the American military may soon go after Pickaxe Mountain, repeating a threat first made in mid-July. The site near the damaged Natanz enrichment complex is described as housing two deeply buried facilities. Iran and the United States have resumed mutual strikes in the past week after an earlier lull.
Al Jazeera / Reuters via B92
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Iran air defence chief says the threat is not over and Tehran is ready

Brigadier-General Alireza Elhami, Iran's air defence commander, said the threat is not over and that Iran is ready for any kind of confrontation now or in the future. The remarks came as Al Jazeera tracked renewed US threats against Pickaxe Mountain and ongoing exchanges around the Strait of Hormuz.
Al Jazeera
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Axios: Trump administration drafting postwar Middle East strategy

A source familiar with the process told Axios the White House is preparing a postwar Middle East strategy that may take several more weeks. Officials said early work spans political and agency levels and centers on a US-backed regional alliance to contain Iran, next steps on Gaza and Israel-Syria/Lebanon tracks, and possible Saudi-Israel normalization under an expanded Abraham Accords framework.
Axios via B92