According to the Public Relations Office of the First Naval District of Iran’s Navy, its surveillance systems led to the detection and tracking of the vessel.
Combat drones from the Iranian Navy issued warnings to the destroyer, preventing its advance toward the Persian Gulf.
Iran has hard evidence that the American forces have been supporting the Israeli regime’s military attacks against the Islamic Republic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said, warning the US to step away.
In a meeting with the foreign ambassadors to Tehran on Sunday, Araqchi reaffirmed Iran’s right to self-defense and to give a retaliatory response to the Israeli regime, which has been attacking Iran’s nuclear, military and civilian areas since June 13.