Iran says it fired warning missiles and drones at US warships in Gulf of Oman

DUBAI, June ‌5 (Reuters) - Iran's ​navy ​said on Friday it had fired warning ‌missiles and drones at U.S. warships ⁠in the Gulf of Oman, ‌accusing the U.S. Navy ‌of harassing maritime traffic and seizing commercial vessels and oil ​tankers, Iranian state media reported.

Earlier, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command ⁠said U.S. forces had intercepted the sanctioned ​stateless vessel M/T DAVINA in the Indian Ocean overnight.

"We will ​continue global maritime ‌enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels ⁠providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate," it said ⁠in a post on X.

The exchange comes ​amid heightened tensions over maritime security around Iran, as Washington enforces sanctions ‌on Iranian oil shipments and Tehran has repeatedly ‌threatened shipping in and around ⁠the Strait ‌of Hormuz.

(Reporting ​by Jana Choukeir and Ahmed Elimam; Editing by Ros ‌Russell)

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