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2026 Iran War: 2026-09-09

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 5 updates Last updated 10:00 UTC
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Rubio says Iran will lose more tankers for attempts on US ships

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Colombia that Iran keeps trying to hit US naval ships and that each attempt will cost Tehran tankers. "And I think you'll see that again today," Rubio said, according to BBC reporting on the latest US-Iran maritime escalation.
BBC
09:55 UTC

CENTCOM: seized US underwater drone malfunctioned, carried no classified gear

CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said a US underwater drone that Iran claimed to have seized near Hormuz malfunctioned more than a day earlier. Hawkins said it was an older survey model that neither collected sensitive data nor carried classified sonar or radar equipment, and that US regional water operations continued.
BBC / CENTCOM
09:50 UTC Breaking

IRGC says it hit two US vessels and eight oil tankers in Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they attacked two US vessels, eight oil tankers and 10 "non-compliant" ships trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The claim came after overnight Iranian missile launches toward Jordan and US strikes on Iranian-linked tankers. Independent US confirmation of the Hormuz ship hits was not immediately available in the BBC report.
BBC
09:45 UTC

Brent crude rises past $100 after US-Iran and Houthi strikes

BBC reported Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since July, then eased near $99.90. The move followed US strikes on Iranian-linked tankers, Iranian retaliation around Jordan and the Strait of Hormuz, and Houthi attacks on Saudi energy sites.
BBC
08:30 UTC

Saudi Arabia vows response after Houthi attacks injure 73

Saudi authorities said Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis struck energy and civilian sites in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran on Tuesday, injuring 73 people and briefly halting some oil operations. The Saudi-led coalition called the attacks a dangerous escalation and said it would respond. The Houthis said the strikes answered recent Saudi air raids in Yemen.
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