Did Iran strike USS Tripoli? IRGC claims warship forced to retreat; what we know so far
Iran announced that the alleged strike was part of a bigger operation jointly carried out by the IRGC's naval and aerospace forces against US-Israel
Iran announced that the alleged strike was part of a bigger operation jointly carried out by the IRGC's naval and aerospace forces against US-Israel
Iran announced that the alleged strike was part of a bigger operation jointly carried out by the IRGC's naval and aerospace forces against US-Israel
Iran announced that the alleged strike was part of a bigger operation jointly carried out by the IRGC's naval and aerospace forces against US-Israel
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday claimed that it had struck the LHA-7, a US military amphibious assault vessel better known as the USS Tripoli.
According to the IRGC, the naval vessel carrying more than 5,000 sailors and Marines had been allegedly hit by a barrage of short-range missiles, "forcing it to retreat deep into the southern Indian Ocean". The US military's Central Command (CENTCOM), however, has noted that it had only 3,500 Marines onboard.
The IRGC announced that the alleged strike was part of a bigger operation jointly carried out by its naval and aerospace forces against US-Israel, as per a Tasnim report.
The US has not yet spoken out about the USS Tripoli's alleged retreat amid the war, which is well past its first month. It is also not yet known if the alleged strikes on the vessel led to any casualties.
(More details are awaited.)