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9 Iranian naval ships have been destroyed and sunk, Trump says<\/h3>\n

By Beth Sullivan and J.D. Simkins<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that nine Iranian naval ships have been sunk as part of combat operations against Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important,\u201d Trump wrote in a post on X, adding that Iran\u2019s naval headquarters has been \u201clargely destroyed\u201d in a different attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going after the rest \u2014 They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

U.S. Central Command officials said earlier Sunday that an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette was struck by U.S. forces at the beginning of Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ship is currently sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Oman at a Chah Bahar pier,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cAs the president said, members of Iran\u2019s armed forces, IRGC and police \u2018must lay down your weapons.\u2019 Abandon ship.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military Times<\/a><\/p>\n

The IRIS frigate Jamaran was commissioned in 2010 and is considered one of Iran’s more capable warships.\u00a0 Was, anyway. Sunk at pier-side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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