IRGC Fires Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles at US Carrier and Destroyer in Strait of Hormuz — Both Evade

Early Sept 5 (Day 191), the IRGC Navy fired anti-ship ballistic missiles — reportedly launched from Isfahan and Kerman provinces — at a US Navy aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer patrolling the Strait of Hormuz. Both vessels evaded the incoming fire; CENTCOM has not disclosed whether maneuver, decoys, electronic warfare, or interceptors were used. No US personnel were injured and neither ship was hit, though Iran claims the vessels were damaged — an assertion CENTCOM has not corroborated. CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper warned: 'If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost.' Hours later the US struck three Iranian oil tankers in retaliation.