US Destroyers Flee Sea of Oman After Iran Navy’s Warning Shots

Iran’s Army says a number of US warships operating in the Sea of Oman have been forced to withdraw from the area after Iranian naval forces fired warning shots using cruise missiles and advanced drones.

In a statement on Friday, Iran’s Army announced that the operation was part of the Islamic Republic’s ongoing campaign to counter “maritime mischief and disruptions and the hijacking of commercial vessels and oil tankers by the terrorist naval force of the United States.”

“After warning shots by the Qadir missile and the new Shahid Dana invading drones of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy, the transgressor destroyers DDG-103 and DDG-8 left the Sea of Oman toward the Indian Ocean,” it said.

The Iranian Navy also confirmed that the USS Tripoli—an amphibious assault helicopter carrier—has also been forced to flee the Sea of Oman.