00:00Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, now claims it fired missile and drone
00:07warning shots at American warships operating in the Gulf of Oman.
00:11According to Tehran, the targets included two U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile
00:17destroyers, USS Mason and USS Truxton.
00:22Iran says the warning action forced the vessels to move away from the area and head toward
00:27the Indian Ocean.
00:28The IRGC claims the operation involved both drones, including so-called kamikaze drones,
00:36and missiles reportedly identified as Qatar anti-ship cruise missiles.
00:42Iranian officials also alleged that the incident affected other U.S. naval assets in the region,
00:47including the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and elements of the George H.W. Bush Carrier
00:54Strike Group.
00:55Iran is presenting the episode as a response to what it describes as American interference
01:01with maritime traffic and actions against Iranian vessels.
01:04To support its version of events, Iranian state-affiliated accounts and social media channels have circulated
01:12footage that they claim shows the warning shots being fired.
01:15But there is an important detail.
01:18Centricom has not released a statement on this specific claim.
01:23That leaves many of the key details unverified.
01:26The latest allegation also comes against the backdrop of earlier confrontations in the region.
01:32In May 2026, there were confirmed incidents involving Iranian missiles, drones and fast attack boats targeting U.S. destroyers during
01:42transits through the Strait of Hormuz.
01:44In those cases, U.S. officials said the threats were intercepted and no American warships were hit.
01:51The United States also carried out self-defense strikes against Iranian military infrastructure following those encounters.
01:59Iran has often portrayed such incidents as strategic victories, while U.S. officials have repeatedly disputed claims of successful strikes
02:08or damage to American vessels.
02:10For now, the latest Gulf of Oman incident remains a claim from Tehran without independent verification.
02:18What is clear is that tensions in one of the world's most important maritime corridors remain extremely high,
02:25and any confrontation involving U.S. warships and Iranian forces has the potential to escalate far beyond the waters of
02:33the Gulf of Oman.
02:40What is clear is that tensions in one of the world's most important areas of the Gulf of Oman?
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