U.S. Central Command declared Monday that Iran’s naval presence in the Gulf of Oman has been reduced to “ZERO,” announcing that every Iranian warship operating in the strategic waterway at the outset of Operation Epic Fury has been destroyed as American forces struck more than 1,250 targets in the first 48 hours of the campaign. Posting on the third day of operations, United States Central Command wrote on X: “Two days ago, the Iranian regime had 11 ships in the Gulf of Oman, today they have ZERO.”
“The Iranian regime has harassed and attacked international shipping in the Gulf of Oman for decades. Those days are over,” the command added. “Freedom of maritime navigation has underpinned American and global economic prosperity for more than 80 years. U.S. forces will continue to defend it.” The statement was accompanied by newly released video footage appearing to show precision strikes hitting docked Iranian vessels and shoreline naval infrastructure.
