Tehran, September 5, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
An Iranian oil tanker was targeted in a US missile attack about 10 km off Iran’s southern Kharg Island on Saturday morning, according to semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Citing local sources, the report said four projectiles fired by US forces struck the tanker. No casualties were reported, while crew members were evacuating the vessel.
Earlier on Saturday, Iranian media reported explosions in the vicinity of Kharg Island.
The reported attack came amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran. US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US military could soon strike Pickaxe Mountain, a fortified site near Iran’s Natanz enrichment facility.
“We may hit Pickaxe very soon,” Trump told reporters at the White House, referring to the underground facility where Washington claims Iran has moved part of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
Trump also sought to play down the scale of the confrontation, describing it as a “military conflict” rather than a war.
“It’s a military conflict, but it’s very intermittent,” Trump said, while acknowledging that he had repeatedly referred to the confrontation as a war at other times.
“I call it a military conflict because it’s small potatoes for us. It’s not a big thing,” he said.
Trump added that the US was carrying out intermittent strikes and said there was currently no active fighting.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that removing Iran’s government had become a central Israeli objective as regional tensions continued to rise.
“I am convinced of our ability to remove this threat once and for all. That means toppling this regime,” Netanyahu told Israel’s military general staff at a Jewish New Year event in Tel Aviv.
“This is the central mission still ahead of us, but it is close. It is not impossible. It is within reach,” he said.
Netanyahu also described Iran’s leadership as “weaker than ever” and “fighting for its life”, while warning Israel’s adversaries not to challenge the country.
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