Iran claims strike on US ship in Strait of Hormuz as fighting escalates
Iran said the strike followed U.S. attacks on three tankers and marked another escalation in the six-month confrontation, officials said.
- On Sunday, The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked an American military unmanned surface vessel attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after targeting three oil tankers in the strategic waterway.
- Yesterday, Centcom forces destroyed three Iranian crude oil carriers—the M/T Downy, M/T Stark 1, and M/T Kylo—off the coast of Kharg Island and Jask following Iranian attempts to target American warships.
- Centcom commander Admiral Brad Cooper warned, "We will impose an even higher economic cost," while reporting that American warships successfully evaded Iranian attacks during the engagement.
- Tehran's Khatam-al Anbiya military command warned of "more severe" retaliation if American strikes continue, while President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance downplayed the six-month conflict as "small potatoes."
- Iran's Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei warned this week of a "new strategy" against Washington, as Trump has repeatedly threatened to claim sovereignty over the strait, designating it as "new US territory.
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US disputes Iran strike on Navy ship trying to enter Strait of Hormuz
Iran claimed its forces struck a U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday as the conflict escalates with renewed fighting. U.S. Central Command denied the purported strike, accusing Iran of lying. “The report came from Iranian state media and it’s a total lie,” said Capt. Tim Hawkins, a […]
"The era of proportionate responses" is "dead": Iran's chief negotiator on Sunday threatened the United States with a "more intense" response in the event of "aggression", a few hours after the attack of an American naval drone in the Strait of Ormuz.
Iran Says It Hit a US Ship in a Week of Renewed Hostilities, and Other Mideast News
Iran said Sunday that it struck an unmanned U.S. military boat in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the latest exchange of fire between the countries after a month of relative calm. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed four people and leveled a hospital, according to Lebanese authorities, near an area that has become a flashpoint in fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Here’s a look at the latest new…
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