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Urgent: Iran says targeted U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Oman, CENTCOM denies

Urgent: Iran says targeted U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Oman, CENTCOM denies

Xinhua
04 Jun 2026, 01:45 GMT+

TEHRAN, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's naval forces have targeted the "command center" on a U.S. destroyer in the Gulf of Oman in response to U.S. "violations of the regulations" of the Strait of Hormuz and its "hostile" actions against Iranian vessels, state-run IRIB TV reported Wednesday evening.

Minutes later, the U.S. Central Command denied the claim on social media platform X.

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