It’s being reported that the US military struck and disabled an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, possibly bombing it.
Iran os claiming they not only retaliated, but struck a US destroyer forcing it to withdraw.
Here’s the news:
Iran says U.S. forces bombed one of its oil tankers.
Explosions reported on Qeshm Island and in Bandar Abbas, home to Iran’s largest naval base. https://t.co/M27i4D8K4H
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) May 7, 2026
JUST IN – U.S. Navy vessels attempted to seize or attack an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, in response, the IRGC fired anti-ship missiles at the U.S. missile destroyers, according to early reports from Iranian and Israeli media.
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 7, 2026
The biggest news from the last hour is that Iran reports the US Navy disabled a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
Now we wait for CENTCOM confirmation.
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 7, 2026
Another major development from the past hour: Iran is claiming it struck U.S. Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz.
(We always take what the the Iranian regime say with caution)
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 7, 2026
Of course we don’t believe the Iranians, so as Open Source Intel says, we’ll wait for CENTCOM to confirm what really happened.
[UPDATE]
It sounds like we are talking about far more than just an oil tanker, but strikes on Iranian ports:
NEW: US military just carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas: Senior US official tells me, but this is NOT a restarting of the war.
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— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) May 7, 2026
Griffin adds…
A senior US official tells me that it was a US military strike on Iran’s Qeshm port and Bandar Abbas moments ago but added this is NOT a restarting of the war or end to the ceasefire.
The strike on one of Iran’s oil ports comes two days after Iran fired 15 ballistic and cruise missiles at UAE Fujairah Port, eliciting anger from Gulf countries after top Pentagon leaders said Tuesday that the Iranian strikes did not rise to the level of breaking the ceasefire, calling it low level attacks that didn’t rise to that level.
President Trump abruptly called off Project Freedom to open the Strait of Hormuz and guide ships through the strait after announcing the start of the military operation on Sunday.
A senior US official confirms to me the @wsj_com reporting from today that the Saudis and Kuwaitis abruptly halted permission for the US to use its bases and air space for Project Freedom, a decision that this official said has been reversed. Saudi officials reportedly were angry at the Pentagon downplaying the Iranian strikes on Monday.
Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas have both been attacked by the U.S. pic.twitter.com/eUaESXMgHY
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 7, 2026