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US Sinks Multiple Iranian Warships in Escalating Conflict
US forces, including submarines firing torpedoes for the first time since WWII, have destroyed over 30 Iranian vessels in the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean amid Operation Epic Fury. Iran retaliates by striking US tanker; war disrupts shipping and kills hundreds.
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1. US forces hit Iranian warship in Gulf of Oman: Central Command
<div style="float:left; width:30%"><img width="1200" height="800" src="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260228-40695056-40695053-US_FORCES_LAUNCH_OPERATION_EPIC_FURY-1.jpg" class="attachment-featured-img size-featured-img wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commences Operation Epic Fury, at the direction of the President of the United States in Tampa, Florida, United States on February 28, 2026. [US CENTCOM/Handout - Anadolu Agency]" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" 0="float:left" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260228-40695056-40695053-US_FORCES_LAUNCH_OPERATION_EPIC_FURY-1.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260228-40695056-40695053-US_FORCES_LAUNCH_OPERATION_EPIC_FURY-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&ssl=1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260228-40695056-40695053-US_FORCES_LAUNCH_OPERATION_EPIC_FURY-1.jpg?resize=640%2C427&ssl=1 640w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="837784" data-permalink="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260301-us-forces-hit-iranian-warship-in-gulf-of-oman-central-command/u-s-forces-launch-operation-epic-fury/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260228-40695056-40695053-US_FORCES_LAUNCH_OPERATION_EPIC_FURY-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"US CENTCOM/Handout","camera":"","caption":"TAMPA, FLORIDA, US - FEBRUARY 28: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'US CENTCOM / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commences Operation Epic Fury, at the direction of the President of the United States in Tampa, Florida, United States on February 28, 2026. ( US CENTCOM/Handout - Anadolu Agency )","created_timestamp":"1772314850","copyright":"\u00a9Anadolu Agency","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"U.S. Forces Launch Operation Epic Fury","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="U.S. Forces Launch Operation Epic Fury" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commences Operation Epic Fury, at the direction of the President of the United States in Tampa, Florida, United States on February 28, 2026. [US CENTCOM/Handout – Anadolu Agency]</p>
" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260228-40695056-40695053-US_FORCES_LAUNCH_OPERATION_EPIC_FURY-1.jpg?fit=500%2C333&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260228-40695056-40695053-US_FORCES_LAUNCH_OPERATION_EPIC_FURY-1.jpg?fit=920%2C613&ssl=1" /></div>US forces struck an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette on the Gulf of Oman during the opening phase of “Operation Epic Fury,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday, Anadolu reports. “The ship is currently sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Oman at a Chah Bahar pier,” the agency said on US social media company X. “Abandon ship,” it said, relaying US President Donald Trump’s call for Iranian armed forces, the Revolutionary Guards and police to “lay down your weapons.” READ: Air traffic disrupted in Asian nations amid US-Israeli, Iranian airstrikes across Middle East Iran has not yet confirmed the strike. The announcement came as US-Israeli strikes on Iran entered a second day. The joint operation, launched Saturday, killed several senior Iranian […]
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2. US forces sink Iranian warship in ‘Epic Fury’ strikes
<a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2176894/us-forces-sink-iranian-warship"><img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2176894_1.jpg"/></a><br><br>The US military claim the warship is "currently sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Oman".
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3. US military blasts Iranian warship in new video, says regime has ‘ZERO’ left in Gulf of Oman
“Two days ago, the Iranian regime had 11 ships in the Gulf of Oman, today they have ZERO,” CENTCOM wrote on X.
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4. Iran's navy in Gulf of Oman destroyed, say US defence chiefs
<p>US Central Command said 11 vessels had been taken out of action in the waters leading to the Strait of Hormuz</p>
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5. The U.S. sinks Iran's ships and slams its missile launchers as the war enters Day 5 - WOSU Public Media
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxQTWhfbldHZFVJWHJLaTJoYmFBWVpOb05hY1gzSWlkOU9LTzNMbmROYzlxRVRlVDZERDFvNlNwQ0xmRWVjVEVmWVprV21lNTgyRThpWW5nZ2U0OTV5OE5SX2VlRjdwdEVNcHEyNDlzTlc3V254VjY3enZWREp5al9xV0ZPNU45SkRBaGV1WVZtbV94aEdIMnp5UmJvV3V4MU1CeDI3Q1FhSG9jZTM3dUpreXNTS2dUalBCYnJSUTdJRQ?oc=5" target="_blank">The U.S. sinks Iran's ships and slams its missile launchers as the war enters
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