Iran warns of 'faster, heavier, more painful response' to US attacks
- Iranian state media also reported on Sunday that the country's Navy had attacked an American remote-controlled vessel that was trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz.
- "The report came from Iranian state media and it's a total lie," said Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for Centcom, according to the Associated Press.
- US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued his own threats back at Iran, writing on social media on Saturday, "It's simple: if Iran shoots at US ships, we will destroy (and sink) their oil tankers.
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- Iranian state media also reported on Sunday that the country's Navy had attacked an American remote-controlled vessel that was trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz.
- "The report came from Iranian state media and it's a total lie," said Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for Centcom, according to the Associated Press.
- US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued his own threats back at Iran, writing on social media on Saturday, "It's simple: if Iran shoots at US ships, we will destroy (and sink) their oil tankers.
Sources: BBC News