by John Hayward, Breitbart:
Iran pursued its strategy of economic warfare on Thursday, attacking two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and repeating its threats to cut off oil shipments through the vital trade route.
Iran also launched a coordinated attack on Israel with its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah, while the Israeli military reported strikes on a “critical” nuclear site near the Iranian capital of Tehran.
The two oil tankers struck off the Iraqi coast in the Persian Gulf overnight were more severely damaged than previous Iranian targets, with massive fires burning on both ships, and at least one fatality reported:
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Additional footage of the two oil tankers struck by Iran in the northern Persian Gulf tonight, both reportedly loaded with Iraqi oil.
The tankers have been completely engulfed in flame, and are leaking burning oil. pic.twitter.com/wX2sNYZXuB
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) March 11, 2026
The Times of Israel (TOI) reported that Iran took responsibility for one tanker attack, but has not yet mentioned the other. The government of Iraq believes Iran perpetrated both acts of “sabotage” and expressed “deep concern” about further risks to oil tankers in the Gulf.
Senior Iraqi officials told the left-wing outlet the New York Times (NYT) that both ships were employed by Iraq to transport its oil products. The ship Iran admitted to attacking was U.S.-owned but flagged under the Marshall Islands.
