Iran International's account of Saturday's strikes restates ground this feed has already covered — CENTCOM's claim to have "permanently disabled" M/T Downy off Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask, and destroyed the unladen M/T Kylo (also called Noxen) in the Gulf of Oman, after IRGC missiles targeted a US carrier and destroyer that both evaded — but it carries one claim not previously reported here [1].

TankerTrackers.com said on Saturday that National Iranian Tanker Company vessels Sinopa and Hawk had also been struck "a few days ago" off Jask in the Gulf of Oman, and that both appeared to contain some oil cargo when hit. CENTCOM has not publicly identified either vessel as a target [1]. If borne out, that would put the number of Iranian tankers struck in the Jask area well above the three named by CENTCOM, though the claim rests on a single tracking group's assessment with no official confirmation. TankerTrackers also placed Stark 1 off Kooh Mobarak near Jask, saying it had loaded crude at the Jask Oil & Gas Terminal days earlier [1].

Separately, Iran's Foreign Ministry has condemned the US attacks on Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman as illegal and a "war crime," warning that Washington and its allies would bear responsibility for the consequences of continued strikes [1]. The statement followed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's threat, already noted here, to "destroy (and sink)" Iranian oil tankers if Tehran keeps firing at US Navy vessels, and his description of Iran's tanker fleet as "defenseless" across CENTCOM and Indo-Pacific Command areas [1].

Iran International also notes the geographic significance: Kharg Island sits about 16 miles off Iran's coast and roughly 300 miles northwest of the strait, and handled around 90% of Iranian crude exports before the war. Saturday's strike hit a tanker rather than the island's terminals, but brought US military action into the waters immediately around the oil hub [1].

The IRGC's separate claim to have hit six vessels remains uncorroborated, and no independent confirmation of the Sinopa and Hawk strikes has emerged.