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A top Iranian security official revealed that Iran successfully tested a new anti-ship missile directly over a United States Navy warship, claiming the incident forced American forces to retreat.
Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, told state TV on September 6 that the weapons test took place just 48 hours prior to his announcement, framing it as a direct warning that the American naval blockade in the region is vulnerable.
“For the first time, we tested our anti-ship missile above an American warship,” Rezaei said. “This special missile created hell for the Americans, and they fled.”
Rezaei alleged that U.S. Central Command was unable to conceal the strike. The command did announce a day earlier that a U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer successfully evaded multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks near the Strait of Hormuz.
The general also claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump had previously authorized a 10-day war plan against Iran. However, he said that surprise Iranian strikes on U.S. support bases and troop positions — including the Titan base in Jordan and facilities in Erbil, Iraq — forced Washington to abandon the military campaign on its first day.
The Islamic Republic already produces a wide array of anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles, with ranges up to over 1,000 kilometers.
The latest Iranian announcement came just a few days after the Financial Times reported that Russia has been helping Iran develop supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles, which are extremely difficult to intercept.
Work on the project was still happening when the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran in February, according to the report, which said that the Islamic Republic has already tested the system.
It is very possible that the new anti-ship cruise missile Rezaei described is supersonic, especially if it indeed managed to evade interception attempts.
Still, with or without a supersonic anti-ship cruise missile, Iran maintains a tight grip on the Strait of Hormuz – a checkpoint for around 20 percent of global oil and gas shipments. The Islamic Republic is not exercising this control using force alone.
Loitering munitions and one-way attack drone boats have been used in several recent attacks on commercial vessels violating Tehran’s restrictions. Iran has also been deploying naval mines in the waterway, using small boats, artillery rockets, and possibly other unknown means.
The U.S. has so far failed to challenge Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, with maritime traffic there remaining at an extremely low level.
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