Arabian Sea — In a stunning escalation of the US–Iran–Israel war, the Iranian Navy has claimed responsibility for a missile and drone attack on a US warship operating more than 600 kilometers from Iran’s coast, shattering the assumption that American vessels were safe once beyond the choke points of the Gulf.

According to US defense sources, the guided‑missile destroyer was patrolling in the northern Arabian Sea when its radars detected multiple low‑flying drones and at least one long‑range anti‑ship missile inbound from the northwest — a bearing that put the launch point deep in the Gulf of Oman, far outside Iran’s usual coastal envelope. Battle alarms sounded as the ship fired interceptors and close‑in guns, downing most of the drones, but the missile detonated close enough to blast sensors off a mast and injure several sailors with shrapnel.

In Tehran, IRGC Navy commanders boasted that “no distance protects the American armada,” unveiling footage of a Kharg‑class support ship and a missile corvette coordinating what they called a “blue‑water strike package” guided by long‑range drones and satellite data. State TV hailed the operation as proof that Iran can now contest the seas “well beyond 600 kilometers.”

The Pentagon insists the ship remains fully operational and has vowed a “measured but direct” response against the vessels and shore sites that enabled the attack. Naval analysts warn that if Iran can reliably hit US warships this far from home waters, the entire geometry of the conflict at sea has changed — and the safe zone American commanders once counted on may no longer exist.