Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it carried out attacks on US combat destroyers DDG-119 and DDG-53, which carry cruise missiles and Aegis systems, claiming it caused "significant damage" to the vessels.

US forces destroyed three IRGC oil tankers after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two US warships, sparking Iranian retaliatory claims in Hormuz.

According to the US military, this was a response to IRGC attacks on US Navy warships twice over the past two days