IRGC says it fired ballistic missiles at US aircraft carrier and destroyer

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said Saturday that it fired several ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer, accusing the two warships of harassing Iranian ships and taking part in a naval blockade.

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The Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked with several ballistic missiles the aircraft carrier and a destroyer of the child-killing American army that were harassing Iranian ships and participating in the naval blockade

The IRGC Aerospace Force said the vessels were hit during what it described as continuing hostile actions against Iranian shipping. The statement, carried by Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB, claimed that both warships sustained damage and were forced to leave the conflict area because they feared another attack.

The claim came after US strikes on Iranian oil tankers and a series of Iranian attacks involving US-linked vessels. The IRGC Navy said it had targeted three oil tankers traveling through what it called an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz, along with three US-affiliated vessels in other areas.

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The two warships were forced to flee the conflict area after sustaining damage and fearing another attack

The Iranian navy described the US strikes on three tankers as a brutal act carried out in desperation to close the Strait of Hormuz. It said the tanker attacks were retaliation and warned ships in the area not to use waterways that Tehran considered unauthorized. "Do not be deceived by the American terrorist army and avoid any suspicious movement to cross unauthorised waterways, otherwise you will be targeted," the IRGC Navy said.

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Do not be deceived by the American terrorist army and avoid any suspicious movement to cross unauthorised waterways, otherwise you will be targeted

The Aerospace Force also warned Washington that continued attacks on Iranian shipping would bring fierce responses from Iran’s armed forces. The article ends after reporting that the announcement followed the US strikes, without providing further details.

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If the hostile and aggressive actions continue, the US regime must expect fierce responses from the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran