Iran missile attack claim near Strait of Hormuz is denied by US Central Command as tensions rise over warships and naval blockade.
Iran missile attack claims have triggered fresh tension in the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian defense forces said they targeted a US warship attempting to enter the strategic waterway.
Iranian defense officials stated that two missile attacks were launched on a US warship near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical chokepoints for global oil transportation. However, the US Central Command rejected the claim, calling the report false.
According to Iran’s official news agency, the Iranian navy had managed to turn back enemy warships by issuing “immediate and decisive warnings” to vessels attempting to enter the strait.
Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported that two missiles were fired at a US vessel near the port of Jask, after which the warship allegedly retreated from the area.
Nevertheless, the US Central Command issued a statement through its X account, stressing that no US Navy vessel had been attacked. The statement also said US forces are currently involved in imposing a naval blockade on Iranian ports under “Operation Freedom.”
US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that a “humanitarian operation” would begin this morning, Monday, to release vessels belonging to neutral countries stranded in the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran-Israel war situation.
Following that announcement, Iran’s armed forces, which have increased security across the region, issued a final warning to foreign naval forces not to navigate through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran warned that any such movement would result in severe counterattacks.
However, questions remain over what actually occurred near Jask, as Iran and the US continue to present sharply conflicting accounts.
What happens next could be critical, as any further confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz could deepen the Iran-Israel war crisis and threaten one of the world’s most important oil routes.
