
The Islamic Revolution guards Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that in continuation of Operation True Promise 4, a US destroyer was struck by Iranian missiles.
The statement said that the destroyer was refueling from an American fuel tanker in a distance of 650 kilometers from Iran’s coastal waters when it came under attack by Ghadr-360 and Talaeiya missiles of the IRGC Navy.
Black smoke rose and blackened the sky of the ocean after fire erupted on the decks of the two vessels, it went on to say.
The United States and Israel launched a war of aggression against Iran on Saturday morning by assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and top military commanders, despite indirect Tehran-Washington negotiations.
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Within the framework of its legitimate response, the Iranian Armed Forces immediately initiated decisive missile and drone strikes against US bases in the region and the Israeli-occupied territories.
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