According to reports circulating in Iranian media, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy claims to have struck two US warships in the Strait of Hormuz. The reports are single-sourced and unverified; no details on the extent of damage or casualties have been released. The claim comes amid escalating exchanges in the strategic waterway.
The IRGC Navy now claims it struck two US warships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian media reports — an escalation in the targeting claims from prior reports that identified the vessels only as 'two ships' without specifying nationality. The claim arrives at approximately 23:06 UTC, about nine minutes after an earlier IRGC Navy claim of striking two vessels attempting to transit the strait (published at 22:57 UTC), and roughly fifteen minutes after the IRGC's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters declared the Strait of Hormuz closed (22:50 UTC).
The thread began at 22:53 UTC with two nearly simultaneous reports from IRIB and Tasnim: IRIB reported Iranian projectiles striking two vessels in the strait; Tasnim specified the IRGC Navy carried out the strikes, but neither identified the vessels' nationality. The current claim adds the identification as US warships. The earlier antecedent reports at 22:36 UTC (Mehr: exchange of fire underway) and 22:11 UTC (IRGC attacking ships that struck Iran) remain unverified. A background item from 07:07 UTC on June 10 reported the IRGC claiming an attack on the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, which US officials dismissed as 'completely untrue.'
All reports in this thread are single-sourced and unverified, originating from Iranian state-linked media — Mehr, Tasnim, and IRIB — with no independent confirmation from US Central Command, a third-party naval authority, or any open-source evidence. The source broadcasting the claim also acknowledges 'many rumors circulating between reports.'
The development comes against a backdrop of what The Zioneer previously reported on June 5 as the IRGC firing warning shots at US warships in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian state television is simultaneously threatening Israel and the US with consequences 'more severe than before,' though Israeli statements have denied participation in tonight's strikes. What remains entirely open: the identities and current status of the two vessels, the nature of the strike (missiles, drones, or other), any damage or casualties, and whether the claim will receive any US or independent corroboration.
3 developments
- DevelopingIRGC launches missile at vessel attempting to cross Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingIran claims it attacked enemy forces near Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingIRGC Navy commander threatens to attack hostile warships in Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingIran-linked channels report fresh exchange of fire with US Navy in Strait of Hormuz
Source and signal
- Internal intake