Iran Claims Targeting US Warships in Persian Gulf; CENTCOM Denies, Confirms Destroying Iranian Oil Tankers

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) asserted its naval forces targeted two U.S. warships and eight other vessels in the Persian Gulf, claiming "heavy damage." The U.S. military's Central Command (CENTCOM) dismissed these claims as "completely FALSE," stating no U.S. Navy warship was struck and all IRGC attempted attacks failed. CENTCOM confirmed its forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to earlier unsuccessful Iranian missile attacks on a U.S. warship.