The United States Central Command, CENTCOM, has debunked reports that one of its warships has been struck by two Iranian missiles.
CENTCOM made the rebuttal in a statement posted on X, noting that no US Navy ships have been struck.
According to CENTCOM, the US forces were supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Earlier, the Iranian military earlier claimed that it had prevented a US Navy destroyer from entering the Strait of Hormuz.
The semi-official Iranian news agency, Fars, said a vessel was hit by two missiles as it was sailing through the Strait of Hormuz in violation of traffic and shipping security.
“With the decisive and swift warning from the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the entry of enemy American Zionist destroyers into the Strait of Hormuz area was prevented,” the reported statement posted by the semi-official outlet linked with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps read.
US denies reports Iranian missiles struck Navy ship
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