Iran war news Highlights: US military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers

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Ten people were killed after a fuel tanker exploded on the Hamedan-Sanandaj Highway in western Iran following a traffic accident, state media reported. Six others were injured, while the fire has since been contained, according to the governor of Sanandaj.

US forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers on Saturday after Iran launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy ships, US Central Command said. No American personnel were harmed, CENTCOM added.

US Central Command said US forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers after Iran launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships. CENTCOM said the strikes were carried out in response to the attacks.

The US military said it has struck three Iranian oil tankers as part of its efforts to enforce a blockade on Iranian shipping

Iran-backed Houthis accused Yemen government forces of killing at least three people in airstrikes in Hodeida and Taiz. Yemen’s military said it carried out more than 15 strikes against the Houthis along front lines in the two provinces.

An Iranian tanker was hit by four US missiles near the anchorage of Kharg Island, Iran's key oil export hub, semi-official Tasnim reported. No casualties were reported and the crew was being evacuated, according to local sources cited by the agency.

Iranian news outlet Khabar Fouri is now reporting, according to Al Jazeera, that the tanker was struck by four US missiles and is being evacuated.

Iranian media on Saturday reported several explosions near the country's major oil hub of Kharg Island in the Gulf, days after renewed fighting broke out with the United States.

Fars news agency said blasts were heard by its correspondent but that there was no smoke visible, while the SNN news agency claimed "an Iranian tanker was targeted by the US" near the island.

A small Iranian oil tanker was hit in a missile attack at Kharg Island, Iran's Tehran-based Student News Network (SNN) reported on Saturday, citing local sources. SNN said there were no casualties in the incident.

Iran's judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei called on BRICS members on Saturday to condemn attacks on Iran and pursue those responsible for what he called war crimes.

"We ask BRICS members, first, to condemn the violation of Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity in accordance with international law, especially the UN Charter," Ejei said at a meeting of BRICS judicial leaders in New Delhi.

He also urged member states to use universal jurisdiction to prosecute those responsible for war crimes during the two wars involving Iran.

Maritime tracking service TankerTrackers said 17 ship-to-ship transfers involving at least 24 million barrels of crude oil, LNG and LPG took place in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.

In a post on X, the service said many more oil-laden tankers were waiting in the area for transfer partners, adding that the waters were becoming increasingly crowded and port services were operating around the clock to ensure smooth and safe transfers.

At least 7.25 million barrels, along with two additional LNG tankers, were also assembling to transit the Strait of Hormuz into th

The New York Times is reporting, citing government officials, that the Trump administration investigators have subjected roughly 50 members of the US military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the Iran war has created a shortage of crucial munitions.

President Trump agrees with VP JD Vance in refusing to call the months-long US military action in Iran a war, instead calling it a "military conflict" and describing the whole thing as "small potatoes" to the United States.

"Well, I'll tell you what. A lot of people don't call it a war. I call it a military conflict because it's small potatoes for us. It's not a big thing."

"Iran will not have a nuclear weapon — because if they did, you probably wouldn't be standing here very long," Trump said at a press conference on Friday.

President Donald Trump called the war in Iran “small potatoes,” the latest comment from a top US leader downplaying the scope of a conflict that has lasted more than six months.

The comments come a day after Vice President JD Vance said he would not describe the armed hostilities as a “war” given that major combat operations ended months ago. Asked Friday about those remarks, Trump concurred.

Pickaxe Mountain is located near Iran's heavily damaged Natanz uranium-enrichment facility and is described as a heavily fortified underground complex containing two deeply buried tunnel systems.

US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said the United States could "hit" Iran's heavily fortified underground nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain "very soon", days after Washington targeted Iranian military targets, news agency ANI reported.