{"id":2656234,"date":"2026-09-08T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T00:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-us-responds-to-failed-iran-strikes-attacks-oil-tankers-as-irans-economy-deteriorates\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T20:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T00:13:35","slug":"breaking-us-responds-to-failed-iran-strikes-attacks-oil-tankers-as-irans-economy-deteriorates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-us-responds-to-failed-iran-strikes-attacks-oil-tankers-as-irans-economy-deteriorates\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: US Responds to Failed Iran Strikes, Attacks Oil Tankers as Iran&#8217;s Economy Deteriorates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-us-responds-to-failed-iran-strikes-attacks-oil-tankers-as-irans-economy-deteriorates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2656234&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content reports that U.S.forces targeted multiple Iranian tankers in retaliation for Iran&#8217;s attempts to attack US warships. The strikes occurred near Kharg Island and Jask, and are part of a broader effort to impede Iran\u2019s revenue from oil and to pressure the regime. The attacks follow recent Iranian missile attempts against U.S. naval vessels, including efforts to hit an aircraft carrier and destroyer. Iran threatened to target oil tankers in Kuwait and Bahrain in response. Despite Iran&#8217;s military actions,its economy is suffering significantly due to U.S. sanctions and a maritime blockade,which restrict Iran\u2019s oil exports and cause rampant inflation and shortages of basic goods like food and fuel. The economic hardship is intensifying, wiht Iran&#8217;s oil exports dropping sharply, and the rial losing value, exacerbating the country&#8217;s crisis amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>U.S. forces attacked multiple Iranian tankers Tuesday as retaliation for an Iranian attempt to strike a U.S. warship on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Attacks were taking place near Kharg Island and Jask, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/iran-war-news-trump-israel-september-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. official said the attacks are part of a two-pronged effort to retaliate when Iran tries to sink a U.S. ship and to deprive Iran of revenue from its oil.<\/p>\n<p>The official said destroying tankers is \u201cpart of that pressure campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN \u2013 A US official tells me <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewsNation?\">@NewsNation<\/a> \u201cAmerican forces have struck multiple Iranian tankers tied to the IRGC in response to more attempted missile attacks on a U.S. Navy warship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah Brandt (@HannahBrandt_TV) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HannahBrandt_TV\/status\/2097422691506556975?\">September 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tried to hit a U.S. aircraft carrier and a destroyer, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/iran\/us-strikes-iranian-tankers-attempted-missile-attacks-navy-warship-rcna596699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iran said it would target oil tankers in Kuwait and Bahrain after its tankers were attacked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the actions of the American military in targeting several Iranian oil tankers, we warn all oil tanker crews in the areas around the ports of Kuwait and Bahrain, which are hosting these forces and are complicit in their actions, to immediately evacuate their vessels, whether they are at anchor or docked, as they will be targeted,\u201d the IRGC Navy said.<\/p>\n<p>Although Iran\u2019s armed forces remain feisty, its economy is becoming feeble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the greatest economic isolation operation in the history of the world. We are going to asphyxiate this regime,\u201d Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said recently, speaking of the U.S. blockade of Iran, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/bessent-predicts-oil-prices-drop-low-40-iran-conflict-ends-supply-floods-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Since the U.S. reinstated its blockade, no Iranian crude cargoes have successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz to China. Inventory cannot be replenished as crude piles up aboard vessels trapped inside the strait. Iran\u2019s export lifeline is being cut off: stranded oil, finite\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/isnCgq5V1T\">pic.twitter.com\/isnCgq5V1T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecScottBessent\/status\/2095907853877874926?\">September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSix months into the war, the oil squeeze is depriving Tehran of its main source of foreign currency as the value of the Iranian rial plunges, inflation soars and the economy slides deeper into crisis,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/irans-oil-dollars-are-drying-upand-plunging-it-deeper-into-crisis-21bae4bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, much will depend on the degree of economic pain that the Iranian regime is willing to bear to achieve its military and geopolitical objectives,\u201d said Hamad Hussain, an economist at Capital Economics.<\/p>\n<p>Oil funds about a third of Iran\u2019s budget, with its shadow fleet of tankers pouring oil revenue into the military.<\/p>\n<p>Iran loaded 255,000 barrels a day on ships in August, down 85 percent from its February-April average, Kpler data estimated.<\/p>\n<p>Iran is facing shortages and runaway inflation from the U.S. blockade, dubbed Operation Economic Outcast, according to the U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/aug\/31\/iran-economy-crisis-usa-launches-sanctions-inflation-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to its report, \u201cIranians are facing runaway food inflation, closed petrol stations and a seemingly never-ending depreciation of the nation\u2019s currency caused by a lack of foreign exchange reserves. Vegetable oil in Iran in August cost 383% more than a year ago. 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