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Earlier, Iranian state media reported that the military had hit a US destroyer trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz – something the US has denied.
We’ve now had further comment from the Iranian military.
It says the Iranian Army Navy “issued a warning and fired warning shots along the route of the hostile enemy destroyers”.
The Iranian military says US destroyers turned off their radars before approaching the strait, and were “detected immediately” after reactivating them.
The destroyers then received a radio warning from the Navy “regarding the dangers of violating the ceasefire”, the Iranian military adds.
Another “explicit warning” was sent to the destroyer, according to the Iranian military, saying that “any attempt to enter the Strait of Hormuz would be considered a violation of the ceasefire and would be met with a response from naval forces”.
It says warning shots were fired after the Americans “disregarded” the warning.
