IRGC Claims Missile Strike on US Warship Near Strait of Hormuz
Tehran — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that two missiles struck a US Navy vessel near the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Jask port on Monday.According to Iran’s state-run Fars News Agency, the American warship was attempting to pass through the strait in violation of maritime security protocols. The strike…
Tehran — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that two missiles struck a US Navy vessel near the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Jask port on Monday.
According to Iran’s state-run Fars News Agency, the American warship was attempting to pass through the strait in violation of maritime security protocols. The strike followed after warnings issued by Iranian naval forces were allegedly ignored.
The Pentagon has not yet released any official statement confirming or denying the incident. If verified, the episode would mark a dramatic and dangerous escalation in US-Iran tensions in one of the world’s most strategically critical waterways — through which nearly 20% of global oil supplies pass.
