Iran has claimed it has hit three UK and US oil tankers in the Gulf, according to reports. UK and US oil tankers have been hit by Iranian missiles in the Gulf of Oman & Strait of Hormuz, Revolutionary Guards have claimed.

The vessels, they allege, were struck by missiles, while a projectile hit a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, leaving one person dead. So far strikes have not been confirmed by the US or UK. The claim comes as US president Donald Trump agreed to talk to Iran’s new leaders as part of an interview with long established American magazine The Atlantic. Speaking to a reporter, he said: “They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them. They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long.”

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had struck almost 30 US military bases across the Middle East.

Officials described the action as the regime’s largest offensive operation so far.

Three US service members have been killed amid Iran’s ongoing attacks across the Middle East.

A further five troops were seriously injured, according to US Central Command.

The reported strikes are said to form part of Iran’s ongoing reprisals after an operation known as “Operation Epic Fury”, which has been linked in reports to the death of the country’s Supreme Leader.

If verified, the incidents would represent a major rise in tensions in one of the world’s most critical maritime corridors, although Western governments have yet to confirm the claims.

In a separate address, the president claimed the military operation was “ahead of schedule”.

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He also told Fox News that 48 leaders were among those killed in the strikes, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

US forces have also said they have sunk an Iranian warship which they say is “currently sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Oman”.

A part of a statement released on X, US Central Command said: “An Iranian Jamaran-class corvette was struck by US forces during the start of Operation Epic Fury.

As the President said, members of Iran’s armed forces, IRGC and police ‘must lay down your weapons.’ Abandon ship.”

Satellite imagery showed billowing smoke rising from a vessel moored at a pier in Konarak on Saturday.

It is not yet clear whether that vessel is a Jamaran-class corvette.

Entering day two of “Operation Epic Fury”, the US and Israel have continued strikes on Iranian military and nuclear-linked sites, targeting facilities they say are connected to Tehran’s weapons and missile programmes.

Washington said the attacks were intended to curb Iran’s military capability, while Iranian officials condemned them as aggression and vowed retaliation.

Iran has since launched a wave of counter-strikes largely aimed at Israel and US military bases across several Gulf states.

Meanwhile, Omani officials said a Palau-flagged oil tanker carrying 15 Indian crew members was attacked by Iranian forces off the Musandam peninsula, leaving four people injured.

The situation remains fast-moving, with officials in multiple countries monitoring developments closely.