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Iran media says US missile struck Iranian tanker off Kharg Island
By:Yasmin HusseinMeher Dhanjal- Share:
Key Events
11:41 PM,Sep 8, 2026
Iran media says US missile struck Iranian tanker off Kharg Island
10:51 PM,Sep 8, 2026
Iran warns it will hit US bases if its oil tankers are attacked
8:36 PM,Sep 8, 2026
US Secretary Rubio says Houthis 'agents, proxies' of Iranians
7:57 PM,Sep 8, 2026
US slaps sanctions on Iran airlines, service providers
7:22 PM,Sep 8, 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say seized unmanned US submarine in Hormuz
11:49 AM,Sep 8, 2026
Houthis claim attacks on Saudi Aramco
9:36 AM,Sep 8, 2026
Saudi energy facilities hit by attacks
7:45 AM,Sep 8, 2026
Saudi Arabia says 73 injured in Houthi attacks
Summary
- US says underwater drone 'malfunctioned' after Iran claimed capture
- Iran warns it will hit US bases if its oil tankers are attacked
- Saudi Arabia said 73 people were injured in attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on four cities
- US Secretary Rubio says Houthis 'agents, proxies' of Iranians
11:45 PM, Sept 08, 2026 11:41 PM, Sept 08, 2026 Iran media says US missile struck Iranian tanker off Kharg Island
11:02 PM, Sept 08, 2026 Explosions heard on Iran's Kharg Island: local media
10:51 PM, Sept 08, 2026 Iran warns it will hit US bases if its oil tankers are attacked
10:05 PM, Sept 08, 2026 US military underwater drone malfunctioned in Middle East, official says
9:08 PM, Sept 08, 2026 Saudi Arabia issues emergency alert for Jazan, Abha and Najran
8:36 PM, Sept 08, 2026 US Secretary Rubio says Houthis 'agents, proxies' of Iranians
SECRETARY RUBIO: The Houthis, in many ways, are agents and proxies of the Iranians. Behind some of this is clearly the Iranian hand. pic.twitter.com/eslg8olcAN
— Department of State (@StateDept) September 8, 20267:57 PM, Sept 08, 2026 US slaps sanctions on Iran airlines, service providers
7:22 PM, Sept 08, 2026 Iran's Revolutionary Guards say seized unmanned US submarine in Hormuz
6:41 PM, Sept 08, 2026 Qatar warns against normalising regional 'no war, no peace' status
5:54 PM, Sept 08, 2026 Lebanese mourners gather to mourn, bury those killed in strikes
5:13 PM, Sept 08, 2026 Iran state media claims US drone downed
4:44 PM, Sept 08, 2026 South Korea dispatches team to assess Strait of Hormuz conditions
4:43 PM, Sept 08, 2026 GCC must take greater diplomatic role amid Iran conflict, experts say at Abu Dhabi forum
2:47 PM, Sept 08, 2026 UAE strongly condemns attacks on Saudi Arabia
2:36 PM, Sept 08, 2026 Saudi warplanes carry out strikes in Yemen: Houthi-controlled media
1:12 PM, Sept 08, 2026 Iran opposes war, but will fight against aggression 'with full strength': President
12:47 PM, Sept 08, 2026 QatarEnergy issues tender to sell September al-Shaheen crude, sources say
12:03 PM, Sept 08, 2026 UAE activated alternative trade corridors: Minister
No other country has the ability to activate multiple new trade corridors at this scale and with this speed. These are not short-term fixes. These are now permanent shifts in our positioning. No single checkpoint can be allowed to threaten our economic viability UAE's Minister of Foreign Trade Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
11:49 AM, Sept 08, 2026 Houthis claim attacks on Saudi Aramco
11:17 AM, Sept 08, 2026 Kuwait seeks to improve supply chains
10:41 AM, Sept 08, 2026 GCC Secretary General condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
The GCC member states stand united alongside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, expressing full solidarity with the Kingdom in confronting all threats to its security, stability, sovereignty, and national capabilities Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
9:47 AM, Sept 08, 2026 Brent crude futures rise $1 to $98/BBL after attacks on Saudi energy facilities: Reuters
9:36 AM, Sept 08, 2026 Saudi energy facilities hit by attacks
9:03 AM, Sept 08, 2026 US remains key to Gulf security, experts agree
8:31 AM, Sept 08, 2026 Iran to announce new restriced zone in Gulf
7:45 AM, Sept 08, 2026 Saudi Arabia says 73 injured in Houthi attacks
These sinful and unjustified attacks committed by the Terrorist Houthi Militia deliberately harm the Kingdom's national resources, facilities, and civilian sites, and confirm its extremist criminal behaviour that rejects achieving peace and stability in Yemen and its Arab and Islamic neighbors. The official spokesman for the Coalition Forces, "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Major General Turki Al-Maliki
7:18 AM, Sept 08, 2026 Tensions rise as Iran, US trade blows