Iran Threatens 'Painful' Response After US Strikes on Tankers

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the U.S. of a faster and more painful response following American strikes on Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf on September 5, 2026.

Tensions escalated after a week of renewed conflict, including a U.S. bombardment in southern Iran that killed at least five people earlier in the week.

Separately, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on September 6, 2026, killed four people, while the U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln concluded a five-day port visit in Thailand.