CENTCOM footage: Iranian vessel sinking in the Gulf of Oman

US Central Command released footage showing the M/T Riesco sinking in the Gulf of Oman after CENTCOM forces destroyed the vessel in response to attempted attacks by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on a US Navy warship. The brief report lacks details on the nature of the attacks or the warship's location.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) published footage of the M/T Riesco sinking in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The vessel was destroyed by CENTCOM forces in response to attempted attacks by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on a US Navy warship. The brief report does not specify the type of attempted attack or the exact location of the warship. The footage release follows a series of escalating incidents between US and Iranian forces in the region, including IRGC strikes on a US military base in Jordan and US destruction of five Iranian crude oil carriers, as reported in adjacent news briefs on the same page.