Iran Navy confirms it fired missiles, drones to warn US warships approaching Hormuz Strait

The Navy said in a Monday statement that it was forced to fire cruise missiles, combat drones, and rockets near US warships that had ignored its warnings not to approach the Strait.

The Iranian Navy has fired missiles and drones to warn US warships approaching the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to challenge Iran’s control over the key waterway in the Persian Gulf.

The Navy said in a Monday statement that it was forced to fire cruise missiles, combat drones, and rockets near US warships that had ignored its warnings not to approach the Strait.

The statement said the warships had turned off their transponders and attempted to approach the Strait in “dark mode” before reactivating their radars.

The Navy said its forces had warned the ships that any attempt to approach the Strait of Hormuz would be a violation of the ceasefire announced in early April, which had allowed a halt to the US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

“At this stage, after the US-Zionist destroyers ignored the initial warning, the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran fired warning shots with cruise missiles, rockets, and combat drones near the aggressors’ vessels,” it said.

“The responsibility and dangerous consequences of such actions will fall upon the hostile enemy,” the statement added.

There were no immediate reports of a confrontation between the two sides.

The attempted passage through the Strait of Hormuz by US warships came hours after US President Donald Trump announced he had ordered the US military to begin an operation to break Iran’s control over the Strait and allow commercial ships to pass through after more than two months of being stranded in regional waters because of the US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) had also warned earlier in the day against any attempt by US military or commercial vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without coordination with Iranian authorities.

Citing an informed source on Monday, Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday that Iran is fully prepared for any scenario in the Strait of Hormuz following “a hostile American maneuver” in the strategic waterway.

The source emphasized that Washington is well aware Tehran will not tolerate “bullying” by either President Trump or US military forces in the region.

“The Islamic Republic has complete readiness for any scenario, and the Americans know that Iran will not allow Trump and US forces to engage in bullying,” the source said.

The source added that Iran’s armed forces will not allow US forces to pass through the Strait, just as they were blocked during the 40-day war.

Any movement within the Strait will not be allowed without the express permission of Iran’s military, the source noted.

Iran has controlled the Strait since the early days of the US-Israeli aggression that began in late February, allowing only ships that are deemed not hostile and that observe security protocols announced by the Iranian military to transit the waterway.

The control has left nearly 3,000 ships and some 20,000 sailors stranded on both sides of the Strait, while causing a major surge in international oil prices.

Iran has indicated that it is ready to reopen Hormuz in return for the US and the Israeli regime permanently ending their aggression against the country and its regional allies, while ending a naval blockade on Iranian maritime trade in the region.