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Iran state media: Revolutionary Guards targeted US and Israeli ships
Middle East Eye11 hours ago
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Iranian state media claims the Revolutionary Guards targeted a US amphibious assault ship and an Israel-linked container ship. If accurate, this would represent a serious maritime escalation involving direct threats to US and Israeli assets, though the report is based on Iranian claims and lacks independent confirmation.
Summary
Iran state media: Revolutionary Guards targeted US and Israeli ships
The IRGC say that they targeted the US amphibious assault ship LHA-7, forcing it to withdraw into the southern Indian Ocean, according to Iranian state media.
The Revolutionary Guards also claimed to have targeted a container ship linked to Israel, but did not specify the location at which the strike took place.
Handout photo from the US Navy shows the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) sailing in the Pacific Ocean on 27 February 2026 (Seaman Apprentice Trace Gorsuch/AFP)
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Identified Entities
Countries & Regions
IranIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsUnited StatesIsraelIranian state media
Weapons & Military
Revolutionary Guardsamphibious assault shipcontainer shipships
Threat Indicators
military action
nuclear threat
cyber warfare
terrorism
Key Phrases
"Direct claim of attacks on US and Israeli maritime assets""Potential expansion from land strikes to sea lanes""Could affect shipping security in a wider theater""Reporting is claim-based and not independently verified"