U.S. Central Command on Monday rejected Iranian claims that their forces successfully attacked an American naval vessel in waters near the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran’s account of the incident shifted from a missile strike to warning shots.
Military officials took to social media platform X to refute Iran’s assertions about hitting a U.S. warship. “The truth is, no US military vessel has been attacked,” Central Command declared in their response.
The American denial came after Iran’s Fars news agency reported earlier Monday that Iranian forces launched two missiles at a U.S. warship close to Jask Island following the vessel’s failure to heed Iranian warnings. According to the Iranian report, the American ship reversed course after being fired upon, and U.S. naval forces were blocked from accessing the Strait of Hormuz region.
Following Central Command’s contradiction of their initial report, an Iranian official provided a different version of events to Reuters, stating that Iranian military personnel discharged warning shots toward a U.S. warship to prevent its entry into the strait. This official acknowledged uncertainty about whether any harm resulted from the encounter.
A high-ranking U.S. official also dismissed Iran’s version of events in statements to Al Jazeera, declaring: “The Revolutionary Guards fabricated the story about an attack on a US Navy ship. This is a false story.”
The contradictory reports from both nations have created confusion about whether any actual confrontation occurred between American and Iranian military forces in the strategically important waterway. Iran’s narrative evolved from initially reporting a direct missile attack to later characterizing the event as warning fire, while U.S. authorities consistently denied that any assault took place.
