Iran's IRGC says targeted Israeli-owned container vessel, U.S. amphibious assault ship

Xinhua
06 Apr 2026, 20:15 GMT+10

TEHRAN, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday it has targeted an Israeli-owned container vessel and a U.S. assault ship.

In a statement on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC elaborated on the 98th wave of its attacks against Israeli and U.S. targets, which was launched earlier in the day.

The IRGC identified the container ship as "SDN7," saying it was hit precisely with cruise missiles and caught fire.

It noted that the U.S. amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), with more than 5,000 forces on board, was forced to retreat to the southern Indian Ocean after being targeted.

The IRGC added that its forces also struck strategic centers in the Israeli city of Haifa as well as petrochemical companies and plants in Be'er Sheva with precision ballistic missiles, adding a gathering place of the Israeli forces was also targeted in Petah Tikva, central Israel.

According to the IRGC, among the other targets hit by missiles and drones were a center for the joint production of unmanned aerial vehicles by the United Arab Emirates and Israel as well as a number of aircraft in the Ali Al Salem Air Base in the Arab state.

On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded by launching waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East, and exercising tight control over the Strait of Hormuz.

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