CENTCOM Denies Iranian Strike on Warship; Tehran Calls It ‘Warning Shots’
By The Media Line Staff
US Central Command (CENTCOM) denied Monday that Iran successfully struck an American warship near the Strait of Hormuz, after Iranian media initially claimed it struck the ship and Tehran later described the incident as “warning shots.”
In a statement on X CENTCOM stated that Iran’s claim of a successful strike was false. “The truth is, no US military vessel has been attacked,” the command said.
The denial followed a report by Iran’s Fars news agency, which said earlier Monday that two missiles hit an American warship near Jask Island after it ignored Iranian warnings. The report stated that the vessel turned around after coming under fire and that US warships were prevented from entering the Strait of Hormuz area.
After CENTCOM denied the claim, an Iranian official told Reuters that Iranian forces had fired warning shots at a US warship to deter it from entering the strait. The official said it was unclear whether any damage occurred.
A senior American official also rejected Iran’s account in comments to Al Jazeera, saying, “The Revolutionary Guards fabricated the story about an attack on a US Navy ship. This is a false story.”
The conflicting statements left unclear whether any direct engagement took place between US and Iranian forces in the area. Iranian accounts shifted from an initial claim of a missile strike to a description of warning fire, while US officials maintained that no attack occurred.
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