{"id":79452,"date":"2026-09-07T08:53:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=79452"},"modified":"2026-09-07T08:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:53:38","slug":"trump-will-never-tell-if-they-were-they-hit-iran-several-ballistic-missiles-fired-at-us-aircraft-carrier-navy-destroyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=79452","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP WILL NEVER TELL IF THEY WERE THEY HIT?! Iran: Several Ballistic Missiles Fired At US Aircraft Carrier, Navy Destroyer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"ArticleFull_title__ucBVR\" data-attribute-guid=\"238065\">Iran: Several Ballistic Missiles Fired At US Aircraft Carrier, Navy Destroyer<\/h1>\n<p>ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Iran says it has attacked 3 &#8216;US-linked&#8217; along with 3 American ships<\/strong>\u00a0in the Hormuz Strait<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>State media released footage<\/strong>\u00a0of foreign vessels under attack in &#8220;response&#8221; to US aggression<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>CENTCOM Confirms<\/strong>\u00a0Iranian Tankers Hit Near\u00a0Kharg Island<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Iranian Tanker Reportedly Hit<\/strong>\u00a0By Missiles Near Kharg Island<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Iran Unleashes Large Drone Swarm Attacks on Several Ships<\/h2>\n<p>Iran state media is releasing footage of its own Saturday action against US assets in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, as part of the fresh weekend tit-for-tat fighting with the United States. Per state PressTV and IRIB, it seems Tehran is\u00a0<strong>saying it has targeted six vessels<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The IRGC targets three US-related vessels and three oil tankers in the Hormuz Strait, warning all vessels against choosing unauthorized routes to transit Hormuz.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>In response to US attacks on three Iranian tankers, Iran has targeted three vessels in the unauthorized route of the Strait of Hormuz, along with three American ships.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Al Jazeera Breaking:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>BREAKING:\u00a0<strong>Iran says several ballistic missiles fired at US aircraft carrier, Navy destroyer<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The IRGC Navy is claiming a &#8220;response&#8221; to US aggression: &#8220;This morning, the terrorist and aggressor US military, in a brutal act born of desperation from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, attacked three oil tankers belonging to the Islamic Republic, causing damage,&#8221; the force said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.co.uk\/Detail\/2026\/09\/05\/775749\/Iran-IRGC-strikes-United-States-ships-oil-tankers-Strait-of-Hormuz\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday. In response, it continues: &#8220;the fighters of the IRGC Navy targeted three oil tankers traveling along an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as three vessels affiliated with the child-killing United States, in other areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>IRAN SHOWS NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN STRIKES on \u2018VIOLATING\u2019 vessels in Hormuz \u2014 Tasnim<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2096342204889403881&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Firanian-tanker-reportedly-hit-missiles-near-kharg-island&amp;sessionId=6696d5082808608ef9f1d709b148c4120f054a83&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2096342204889403881\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2096323731064758478&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Firanian-tanker-reportedly-hit-missiles-near-kharg-island&amp;sessionId=6696d5082808608ef9f1d709b148c4120f054a83&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2096323731064758478\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The overnight into early Sunday hours are going to be interesting, awaiting more possible Pentagon action, even as the\u00a0<em>Department of War\u00a0<\/em><strong>says this is not a &#8220;war&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>CENTCOM Confirms Strikes<\/h2>\n<p>US Central Command confirmed on X that US forces\u00a0<strong>struck three Iranian oil tankers\u00a0after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>CENTCOM provided details:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>Following Iran&#8217;s failed attacks,\u00a0<strong>CENTCOM permanently disabled the IRGC crude oil carriers<\/strong>\u00a0M\/T Downy off the\u00a0<strong>coast of Kharg Island and M\/T Stark 1 near Jask<\/strong>. American forces also completely destroyed the unladen crude oil carrier M\/T Kylo (also known as the &#8220;Noxen&#8221;) in the Gulf of Oman, striking the vessel in multiple critical locations to render it inoperable after the crew was directed to abandon ship.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>The three Iranian crude oil tankers are part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the IRGC and its regional proxies. Iran has no means by which to defend them.<\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>CENTCOM commander\u00a0Adm. Brad Cooper stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>Let the message to the IRGC be clear:<strong>\u00a0If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost \u2014taking out three of yours.\u00a0<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>We will not hesitate to defend American forces, and if necessary, destroy Iran&#8217;s limited and exposed oil fleet.\u00a0<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2096231596449767452&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Firanian-tanker-reportedly-hit-missiles-near-kharg-island&amp;sessionId=6696d5082808608ef9f1d709b148c4120f054a83&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2096231596449767452\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The key question heading into Sunday evening is how Brent crude futures will price the US strikes on Iranian tankers near Kharg Island.<\/p>\n<h2>Iranian Tanker Reportedly Hit By Missiles Near Kharg Island<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Iranian state media reported early Saturday that US forces had struck an oil tanker near Kharg Island<\/strong>. Although the US military has not confirmed the maritime incident, the attack, if verified, would mark a significant escalation near Iran&#8217;s most important crude-export terminal and increase the risk of further disruptions to Persian Gulf energy flows.<\/p>\n<p>Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said\u00a0<strong>several missiles hit the tanker early Saturday<\/strong>\u00a0and published images purportedly showing black smoke rising from the ship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2096208204862517621&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Firanian-tanker-reportedly-hit-missiles-near-kharg-island&amp;sessionId=6696d5082808608ef9f1d709b148c4120f054a83&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2096208204862517621\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Kharg Island is the jugular vein of Iran&#8217;s oil economy<\/strong>. The deepwater terminal handles about 90% of the country&#8217;s crude exports, connecting Iran&#8217;s major onshore fields to global markets, specifically China.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-43-24.png?itok=OvTrz01r\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-43-24.png?itok=OvTrz01r\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NodeBody_image__QqkYz\" src=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-43-24.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=640,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-43-24.png 640w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=750,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-43-24.png 750w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=828,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-43-24.png 828w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1080,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-43-24.png 1080w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-43-24.png 1200w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-43-24.png 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"558\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Henri Patricot, CFA, a Paris-based energy equity research analyst at UBS, published Kpler data showing that crude loadings at major Iranian export terminals, including Kharg, have been\u00a0<strong>significantly reduced over the course of the six-month conflict<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-24-07.png?itok=PF5Rdgb8\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-24-07.png?itok=PF5Rdgb8\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NodeBody_image__QqkYz\" src=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-24-07.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=640,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-24-07.png 640w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=750,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-24-07.png 750w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=828,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-24-07.png 828w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1080,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-24-07.png 1080w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-24-07.png 1200w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-24-07.png 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"301\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Weekly average crude loadings in the Middle East by port location also show a\u00a0<strong>slight recovery on an ex-Iran basis across the major Gulf producers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-25-36.png?itok=YE526_rq\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-25-36.png?itok=YE526_rq\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NodeBody_image__QqkYz\" src=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-25-36.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=640,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-25-36.png 640w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=750,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-25-36.png 750w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=828,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-25-36.png 828w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1080,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-25-36.png 1080w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-25-36.png 1200w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-25-36.png 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Average flows through Kharg have ranged from 1.5 million to 2 million barrels per day, although the data above show that those\u00a0<strong>volumes collapsed to roughly 220,000 to 255,000 barrels per day in August under the US naval blockade<\/strong>. The island also contains massive storage facilities, pipelines, and loading berths. Any attack by US forces, whether kinetic through air-delivered munitions, or offensive cyber operations,\u00a0<strong>could cripple Tehran&#8217;s largest moneymaker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump warned Friday that the US could\u00a0<strong>soon attack Pickaxe Mountain<\/strong>, a suspected Iranian nuclear facility.<\/p>\n<p>As for Hormuz flows, Goldman commodities strategist Yulia Zhestkova Grigsby and her team said this week that they had to revise\u00a0<strong>tanker-flow estimates sharply higher<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/marketdesk.ai\/standalone\/9GiqLfiCbsu\"><em>(full note available here for pro subs)<\/em><\/a>, suggesting that Tehran&#8217;s ability to control the strategic maritime chokepoint has been significantly degraded.<\/p>\n<p>Grigsby and her team told clients on Wednesday that\u00a0<strong>Gulf oil exports had recovered to between 15 million and 16 million barrels per day, roughly two-thirds of prewar levels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-29-50.png?itok=yOvEx2ej\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-29-50.png?itok=yOvEx2ej\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NodeBody_image__QqkYz\" src=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-29-50.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=640,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-29-50.png 640w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=750,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-29-50.png 750w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=828,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-29-50.png 828w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1080,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-29-50.png 1080w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-29-50.png 1200w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-29-50.png 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"399\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, Grigsby pointed out that\u00a0<strong>visible tanker data show flows of only about 10 million barrels per day<\/strong>\u00a0on a seven-day moving average. That\u00a0<strong>5 million-barrel-per-day gap reflects what Goldman&#8217;s energy team called the &#8220;rise of dark transits.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0In other words, tankers are switching off their Automatic Identification System transponders to avoid detection by Iran.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Net hit to Persian Gulf flows of 7.9mb\/d now\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-30-35.png?itok=nfCog2hE\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-30-35.png?itok=nfCog2hE\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NodeBody_image__QqkYz\" src=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-30-35.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=640,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-30-35.png 640w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=750,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-30-35.png 750w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=828,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-30-35.png 828w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1080,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-30-35.png 1080w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-30-35.png 1200w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-03_14-30-35.png 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/kharg-island-no-longer-under-iranian-control-by-march-31\">Polymarket<\/a>\u00a0odds that Tehran will lose control of Kharg Island stand at 2% by Sept. 30 and just 7% by year-end.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-29-16.png?itok=JwuIV3uL\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-29-16.png?itok=JwuIV3uL\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NodeBody_image__QqkYz\" src=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-29-16.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=640,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-29-16.png 640w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=750,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-29-16.png 750w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=828,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-29-16.png 828w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1080,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-29-16.png 1080w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-29-16.png 1200w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2026-09-05_08-29-16.png 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"387\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What the Trump administration decides to do with Kharg remains the energy market&#8217;s billion-dollar question.<\/p>\n<p>____<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/iranian-tanker-reportedly-hit-missiles-near-kharg-island\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/iranian-tanker-reportedly-hit-missiles-near-kharg-island<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79452"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79453,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79452\/revisions\/79453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=79452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=79452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}