US military says it destroyed five Iranian oil carriers after attempted missile attacks ↧ ↧ US military says it destroyed five Iranian oil carriers after attem... U.S. Central ​Command said ‌on Tuesday that ​its ​forces destroyed five ⁠Iranian ​crude oil ​carriers on September 8 ​after ​attempted missile attacks ‌on ⁠a U.S. Navy warship ​over ​the ⁠past two ​days.