Iranian Navy Strikes US Destroyers with Cruise Missiles, Drones After Attack on Iranian Oil Tankers
The Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army announced that in response to the aggression of enemy American destroyers against Iranian oil tankers, it attacked them in regional waters using cruise missiles and combat drones.
In a statement regarding the maritime aggression of enemies in Iran's territorial waters, the Iranian Navy declared: "The Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran attacked American destroyers—which had violated the ceasefire and encroached upon Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz and in territorial waters—using various missiles, combat drones, and rockets."The statement emphasized: "Following this response, the aggressor American destroyers changed course and left the area."Earlier, Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, had stated in this regard that the "aggressive, terrorist, and outlaw" US military, in violation of a ceasefire, targeted an Iranian oil tanker moving from Iran's coastal waters in the Jask region toward the Strait of Hormuz, as well as another ship entering the Strait of Hormuz opposite the UAE's Fujairah port. Simultaneously, in coordination with some regional countries, US forces carried out airstrikes on civilian areas along the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island.Zolfaqari said that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran immediately launched a counterattack, engaging US military vessels East of the Strait of Hormuz and South of Bandar Chabahar port, inflicting significant damage on them.
He added: "The criminal and aggressive America and its allied countries must know that the Islamic Republic of Iran, as in the past, will deliver a crushing response to any act of aggression or violation—powerfully and without the slightest hesitation."
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