# US military denies reports of Iranian strikes on its warships

https://mins.news/en/item/52344

- CGTN, 2026-09-09 09:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-09/news-1QiFO4BeBNK/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> US Central Command rejected claims by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that it had struck two US Navy destroyers operating in the Middle East, saying the attacks had failed. CENTCOM also said US forces destroyed 10 Iranian tankers over the past week, describing them as part of a multibillion-dollar network funding the IRGC.

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