Iran Threatens US Oil Facilities After Hegseth Warns of Sinking Tankers
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Updated · abcnews.com · Sep 7
Iran Threatens US Oil Facilities After Hegseth Warns of Sinking Tankers
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Sep 7
Summary
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Monday that Iran can strike U.S. oil and gas facilities, warning that American energy assets in regional waters are "accessible" and "exposed."
The threat answered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's warning that the United States would sink Iranian oil tankers if Iran targeted the U.S. Navy.
Ghalibaf framed the response as retaliation, saying, "Strike our assets and you get struck," and pointed to past attacks by adding that Iran had "already proven it."
The exchange sharpens a direct U.S.-Iran deterrence standoff, extending the risk from naval confrontation to energy infrastructure across the region.