Iranian sources report ongoing launches of anti-ship cruise missiles targeting US warships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Arabic-language Telegram network Abu Saleh. The report is unverified; no details on interceptions or impacts are yet available. The launches come amid continued US airstrikes on Iran's southern coast and an ongoing series of exchanges between US forces and the IRGC.
Iranian sources continue to report sustained waves of cruise missile launches targeting US Navy warships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Arabic-language the source Abu Saleh. The latest reports, circulating as of 22:53 UTC on June 10, describe the launches as ongoing and continuous, suggesting a prolonged salvo rather than a single barrage. This marks the latest development in a rapidly escalating exchange that began earlier in the evening.
As The Zioneer reported at 22:03 UTC, earlier unverified claims from Iranian sources described cruise missile and kamikaze drone launches toward US warships, with one report identifying a claimed hypersonic missile strike (Khatam 2) on a US Navy destroyer — none independently confirmed. The thread opened at 22:03 UTC with initial reports of anti-ship missile fire in the Sea of Oman and US strikes inside Iran, followed by reports of additional explosions in Bandar Abbas and claims of a hit on a US destroyer (version 3). By version 4 (still at 22:03 UTC), the hacker group Khanzala claimed an imminent joint cyber attack with the IRGC, and version 5 named the weapon as a Khatam 2 hypersonic missile. Throughout, all reports remain unverified by US or independent sources.
Attributed background: As The Zioneer reported on June 9 and 10, the IRGC has threatened imminent retaliation after US strikes hit IRGC naval hubs in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island. By 22:50 UTC on June 10, Iran's Mehr news agency reported that US airstrikes had hit at least seven sites on Iran's southern coast, and the IRGC's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all vessels, threatening to attack any ship attempting to transit.
What remains open: There is still no independent confirmation of any successful Iranian hits on US warships, no details on interceptions or damage, and no official US military statement on the tactical situation in the strait.
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