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US Central Command (CENTCOM) has denied Iranian claims that it targeted a US military ship in the Gulf of Oman, saying reports of an attack on the vessel are false.
“Iran is now claiming it has targeted a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Gulf of Oman. Iran is lying. U.S. military assets at sea continue to fly, sail, and operate safely and unimpeded,” CENTCOM said in a post on X.
Iran’s Navy said on Wednesday that it had targeted a US destroyer in the Gulf of Oman, which it described as the “command-and-control center” behind American attacks on Iranian commercial vessels.
The statement said Iranian naval forces had identified and targeted a US destroyer that was allegedly attempting to approach Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman.