CENTCOM denies Iranian missile strike on warship
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US Central Command (CENTCOM) issued a rebuttal on Monday to reports in Iranian state media claiming that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully targeted a US Navy vessel with two missiles.
In a statement posted to X, CENTCOM dismissed the claim as false, clarifying that no US ships have been struck.
CLAIM: Iranian state media claims that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hit a U.S. warship with two missiles.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) May 4, 2026
TRUTH: No U.S. Navy ships have been struck. U.S. forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports. pic.twitter.com/VFxovxLU6G
The military command emphasized that its forces remain fully operational in the region, focusing on two primary objectives: the execution of "Project Freedom" -a naval initiative to escort stranded commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz- and the continued enforcement of the naval blockade on Iranian ports.
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