Iran’s military says it fired “warning missiles” at two United States destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, according to Iranian state media reports cited by multiple outlets. Iran says the action forces the US vessels to leave the area. One report describes the incident as “warning missiles,” while another frames it as “warning shots.”
Free Malaysia Today reports that the US military’s Central Command denies that the incident occurred. The outlets agree that the dispute centers on whether any warning missiles or shots were fired and whether US destroyers were compelled to depart the area.
The accounts therefore differ on key details: Iran presents the event as a deliberate warning and a successful deterrent, while the US side disputes that such firing took place. The reports do not provide additional corroborating evidence, such as independent verification, incident timestamps, or statements from the individual ships beyond the claim attributed to US Central Command.
