IRGC Claims Missile Strikes on US Warships and Tanker Interceptions in Hormuz

Posts dated 5 and 6 September 2026 on the Press TV Telegram channel relayed statements attributed to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps about the Strait of Hormuz. According to those posts, the IRGC Aerospace Force said it launched several ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer, the IRGC Navy announced action against three US-linked vessels and three oil tankers described as trespassing or on unauthorized routes, and the IRGC announced action against a US unmanned surface vessel.

The posts present the attributed actions as retaliation and as enforcement of what the IRGC described as a protected zone with authorized routes. A Press TV post dated 6 September 2026 at 03:33 UTC said the Aerospace Force launched several ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and an American destroyer participating in what it called Washington's illegal naval blockade, forcing the vessels to flee. A separate Press TV post dated 5 September 2026 at 21:30 UTC said the IRGC Navy announced striking three United States-linked vessels and three trespassing oil tankers in retaliation for earlier American attacks on Iranian tankers.

This article reports those statements as attributed claims carried by the channels cited below. Vessel names, damage evidence and independent corroboration are not contained in the passages cited here, and this article does not present the claims as established events.

What the missile posts said

According to Press TV, the IRGC Aerospace Force announced it attacked, with several ballistic missiles, an aircraft carrier and a destroyer it associated with the US Navy. One Press TV post dated 5 September 2026 at 22:50 UTC said the two warships had been harassing Iranian ships and participating in the naval blockade, and claimed that after sustaining damage and fearing further attacks, the two warships were forced to flee the conflict zone.

That same post attributed two further statements to the IRGC: that an acknowledgment by CENTCOM confirming the operation was proof of defeat, and a warning that continued US actions should expect devastating responses. The post also included the attributed statement that the IRGC and other Armed Forces of Iran are determined in defending sovereignty.

A Clash Report post dated 5 September 2026 at 23:12 UTC paraphrased the IRGC position in similar terms, saying the IRGC said it launched ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and destroyer, claiming the warships were involved in actions against Iranian vessels, and saying the ships were damaged and withdrew from the area, with a warning of further responses if hostile actions continue.

What the tanker posts said

According to a Press TV post dated 5 September 2026 at 21:45 UTC, the IRGC targeted three US-related vessels and three oil tankers in the Hormuz Strait, warning all vessels against choosing unauthorized routes to transit Hormuz.

The tanker strand was described in more than one post. A Press TV post dated 5 September 2026 at 21:30 UTC described the vessels as three United States-linked vessels and three trespassing oil tankers, and linked the attributed action to earlier American attacks on Iranian tankers.

The posts cited here do not name the tankers, their flags, their owners or their cargoes. They describe the IRGC characterization of the tankers as trespassing or on unauthorized routes and the IRGC warning about route choice.

Footage releases described by the channels

A Press TV post dated 6 September 2026 at 03:20 UTC said the IRGC unveiled previously unreleased footage of its action against non-compliant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and rejected US allegations of effectively supporting trespassing vessels' transit through the waterway.

Another Press TV post dated 5 September 2026 at 21:35 UTC said the IRGC Navy released footage documenting surveillance and interception of violating vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any suspicious activity will be targeted.

The posts cited here describe the release of footage. They do not provide verifiable video contents, vessel identities or transit records within the captured passages.

Unmanned vessel claims and wording differences

According to a Press TV post dated 6 September 2026 at 02:15 UTC, the IRGC announced it attacked an unmanned surface vessel belonging to the US military while it was attempting to enter the protected zone of the Strait of Hormuz. The same post quoted the IRGC as saying the strait is under the management of Iran and warning that movements it deemed hostile would meet a firm response, and quoted the IRGC as saying the United States must leave the region and cease its activity.

Other channels described an incident of the same type in different words. A WarFront Witness post dated 6 September 2026 at 02:22 UTC said the IRGC claimed its naval forces targeted a US military drone attempting to enter what it described as the protected area, were closely monitoring activity, warned further movements would be met with a firm response, claimed the waterway remains under Iranian control, and called on the United States to leave the region. An AMK Mapping post dated 6 September 2026 at 02:34 UTC said the IRGC attacked a US drone-boat attempting to enter the protected area of the Strait of Hormuz. An Intel Slava post dated 6 September 2026 at 02:25 UTC said the IRGC Navy announced that it destroyed a US Navy unmanned surface vessel attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz.

The attributed verbs differ across the relays cited here, with attacked, targeted and destroyed used in different posts. For a business reader, the consistent element is the IRGC claim of authority over a protected area and authorized routes, and the inconsistent element is the precise result claimed for the unmanned craft.

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