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Iran Claims Missile Strike on U.S. Aircraft Carrier and Destroyer as Gulf Tensions Escalate

From Khaama Press · () English

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  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it launched ballistic missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier and Navy destroyer in regional waters.
  • The IRGC said the vessels were involved in what it described as a naval blockade against Iran, as tensions in the Gulf escalated.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed on Sunday that it had launched ballistic missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier and a U.S. Navy destroyer in regional waters.

The IRGC said the vessels were involved in what it described as a naval blockade against Iran. The claim came as tensions in the Gulf escalated.

Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported the claim on Sunday, September 6. The report was carried by Khaama Press.

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