The Iranian Navy carried out more than 20 operations against US warships during the US-Israeli war, while approximately 300 additional operations targeted American interests in various locations, including through missile and drone strikes, a senior naval commander tells state news agency IRNA.
In an exclusive interview with IRNA, Rear Admiral Jalil Moghadam notes that operations against US vessels included those against the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
He adds that Iranian forces identified the carrier during the opening days of the conflict and targeted it with a strategic cruise missile. Moghadam adds that the carrier subsequently suspended flight operations for three days before moving away from Iran’s coast.
In another operation, Iranian forces used drones, cruise missiles and electronic warfare systems against a US destroyer after it harassed Iranian commercial vessels and tankers, Moghadam adds, noting that three other US destroyers attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz were targeted in a combined attack.
The commander rejects US claims that Iran’s naval forces have been destroyed, adding that American and Israeli forces have avoided approaching Iran’s coastline, particularly the Strait of Hormuz, remaining hundreds of kilometres away.
