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The US military says it has destroyed 5 Iranian oil ships, because Iran fired missiles at US warships.

The US military says it has destroyed 5 Iranian oil ships, because Iran fired missiles at US warships.

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September 8th, 2026

The US military says it has destroyed 5 Iranian oil ships, because Iran fired missiles at US warships.

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The US military said they destroyed five Iranian oil tankers.

美軍說他們摧毀了五艘伊朗油輪

These tankers are ships Iran uses to carry oil.

這些油輪伊朗用來運油的船

Iran first fired missiles at US Navy ships.

伊朗向美國海軍船隻發射了導彈

The US military said this was their answer to that attack.

美軍說這是他們對這次襲擊的回答

The destroyed ships included Kivik, Charminar, Horizon 1, and Riesco.

被摧毀的船隻包括KivikCharminarHorizon 1Riesco號

These ships were in the Gulf of Oman.

這些阿曼灣

There was also a ship called Derya, near Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

還有一艘Derya號霍爾木茲海峽哈爾克島附近。

The US military said all crew members had left the ships before the attack.

美軍所有船員在襲擊前都已經離開船。

This was what the US military asked for.

這是美軍要求的

Iran's official media said the U.S. military attacked at least three oil tankers.

伊朗官方媒體美軍襲擊了至少三艘油輪

These tankers were near Jask port and near Kharg Island.

這些油輪賈斯克港附近哈爾克島附近

The crew had already left the ships.

船員已經離開船。

Iran's Revolutionary Guard then warned tanker crews. They told them to leave ships near Kuwait and Bahrain ports right away.

伊朗革命衛隊隨後警告油輪船員他們馬上離開科威特和巴林港口附近的船

They said these ships could become targets for revenge.

他們這些船可能成為報復目標

Iran said Kuwait and Bahrain hosted U.S. soldiers and helped the attack.

伊朗科威特和巴林接待美軍,並幫助了襲擊

US Secretary of State Rubio said that America will not let Iran's attacks go unanswered.

美國國務卿盧比奧,美國不會伊朗的襲擊沒有回應

He said that every time Iran tries to attack US Navy ships, it loses oil tankers.

他說伊朗每次襲擊美國海軍船隻就會失去油輪

Israeli expert Citrinowicz warned that back-and-forth strikes will only bring more revenge.

以色列專家西特里諾維奇警告說來回打擊只會帶來更多報復

This will also affect the world economy.

也會影響全球經濟

He thinks that the problem of the Strait of Hormuz cannot be solved by force.

他認為霍爾木茲海峽的問題不能用武力解決

This strike came only three days after the US military destroyed three Iranian oil tankers.

這次打擊距離美軍摧毀三艘伊朗油輪只有三天。

The US military had warned that, if needed, they would destroy Iran's oil fleet.

美軍先前警告說如果有必要他們會摧毀伊朗的石油船隊

Iran then planned to announce a new "no-sail zone" near the Strait of Hormuz.

伊朗隨後計劃在霍爾木茲海峽附近宣布一個新的禁航區」。

This means ships cannot enter that area.

這是說船隻不能進入那個區域

On the same day, the US government also put new sanctions on Iran's airline industry.

美國政府同一天對伊朗航空業實施了新制裁

These sanctions target more than twenty airlines.

這些制裁針對二十多家航空公司

Brent oil prices once rose to 99.46 dollars per barrel.

布倫特原油價格一度上升到每桶99.46美元

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