Flames and black smoke are billowing over a key Gulf port tonight after a US naval support ship was ripped open by a swarm of kamikaze drones, in what Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is calling its “first revenge” for the sinking of the warship IRIS Dena.

The vessel, docked at a pier in a major Arab ally’s harbor, was hit just before dawn. Port workers describe “a buzzing like angry bees” followed by multiple explosions along the ship’s superstructure. Fire crews are battling towering flames as helicopters evacuate burned and wounded sailors from the deck.

Within minutes, IRGC‑linked channels claimed responsibility, declaring the strike “the opening payment for Dena’s martyrs” and warning that any Arab state hosting US or Israeli forces is now a frontline. Iranian media openly links the attack to “Zionist‑American cooperation,” accusing Israel of helping track and target the Dena before it was sunk.

The host government is scrambling to contain panic, insisting the situation is “under control” even as footage of the blazing US ship spreads across social media and opposition voices ask: Is our soil the next battlefield of someone else’s war?

In Washington and Jerusalem, officials vow a “direct and devastating” response, while Gulf markets wobble on fears that ports, pipelines and bases are all sliding into Iran’s crosshairs. As the wreck still burns, one question dominates the regional debate: has Tehran just rewritten the rules of revenge—bringing the war from open sea straight into Arab harbors?