BREAKING: The US may have started launching airstrikes on Iranian oil tankers, with explosions reported in the Strait of Hormuz and near Kharg Island in southern Iran and Iran has reportedly placed its air defenses in Hormozgan Province on "red alert," per Initial Reports. If confirmed, Iran may start firing anti-ship missiles toward US aircraft carriers within hours, with Tehran having already tested a new anti-ship ballistic missile in early September that US officials assessed posed a major threat to American warships.