Iran Claims Successful Strike on Two U.S. Navy Destroyers
Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, September 9 - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran stated on the 9th that the Revolutionary Guard launched missile strikes against two U.S. Navy destroyers in response to the U.S. attacks on Iranian oil tankers.
The statement said that Iran successfully struck the U.S. Navy destroyers DDG-119 and DDG-53, causing "significant damage" to them. These two destroyers are equipped with cruise missiles and the Aegis combat system.
Earlier, the U.S. Central Command announced on social media that after Iran attacked a U.S. naval vessel, the U.S. military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers.
The report stated that in the past two days, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran launched ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy ship twice. The ship evaded the Iranian attacks and continued its patrol mission, with no U.S. personnel injured.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missile strikes against two U.S. Navy destroyers, DDG-119 and DDG-53, on September 9 in Tehran, causing significant damage. This action was a response to U.S. attacks on Iranian oil tankers. The U.S. Central Command reported that five Iranian oil tankers were destroyed following the initial attacks, with no injuries to U.S. personnel.
- Iran's IRGC launched missile strikes against two U.S. Navy destroyers, DDG-119 and DDG-53.
- The strikes were in retaliation for U.S. attacks on Iranian oil tankers.
- The U.S. Central Command reported the destruction of five Iranian oil tankers following the attacks.
- The U.S. Navy destroyers were equipped with cruise missiles and Aegis combat systems.
- No U.S. personnel were reported injured during the attacks.