The IRGC said in a statement early on Wednesday that in continuation of Operation True Promise 4, missiles were launched at a strategic US asset in the Indian Ocean.
A US destroyer that was refueling from a An American tanker ship in the Indian Ocean, some 650 kilometers off Iranian southern coasts, was hit by Qadr-360 and Talaeiyeh Missiles of the IRGC Navy, the statement said.
According to intelligence reports, there was extensive fire on the decks of the two vessels, sending plumes of smoke into the ocean sky.
Operation True Promise 4 marks a significant response by Iranian military forces to the ongoing aggression by the Zionist regime and the US against Iranians.