Iran Releases Footage Of IRGC Warning US Warship In Gulf Of Oman
IRGC footage shows a tense radio exchange with a US warship in the Gulf of Oman, underscoring rising maritime tensions after a fragile ceasefire. Image courtesy: screengrabs via X.com/@ConflictM0nitor
Iran’s state media on Sunday (April 12, 2026) released footage of what it claimed showed Iranian military threatening US warships to leave the Oman Gulf.
The footage showed Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) warning the US warships in a tense radio exchange.
The Iranian Press TV aired the footage in which the Iranian military repeatedly warned American warships to change course and leave the Gulf of Oman.
“This is the last warning. This is the last warning,” IRGC personnel were heard saying over radio communication directed at a US destroyer operating in the area.
In response, the US vessel said it was transiting under international law and did not intend any provocation, while also referring to a temporary ceasefire between the two sides.
“Engage in transit passage in accordance with international law. No challenge is intended to you, and I intend to abide by the rules of our government’s ceasefire,” the US warship responded.
Iranian forces then escalated their warning. “You must alter course and go back to the Indian Ocean immediately. If you don’t obey my order, you will be targeted. Out,” the IRGC radioed.
In a later transmission, Iranian forces repeated: “Last warning. Last warning. Last warning.”
The footage also showed a wider warning to vessels in the Gulf of Oman, with the IRGC advising ships to stay at least 10 miles away from US warships, saying they were “ready to open fire on them without any warning.”
“Attention all vessels. Attention all vessels. Attention all vessels in the Oman Sea. This is the Iranian Sepah Navy. If you see any warship in your vicinity, keep a distance of more than 10 miles from them because I am ready to open fire on them without any warning,” it said.
Press TV further reported that Iranian cruise missiles and drones were deployed during the encounter, claiming the US destroyers were moments away from being struck before they turned back after a 30-minute ultimatum.
It also alleged the US ships attempted electronic warfare measures, including switching off tracking systems.
The Iranian television’s claims came after the US Central Command announced two of its Destroyers were demining the Strait of Hormuz to ensure safe passage for cargo and military vessels through the narrow waterway.
Tehran rejected claims that the US warships were carrying out operations to eliminate the threats from the sea mines it had laid earlier as part of the West Asian war.
It also denied that the US warships were transiting the Strait of Hormuz without its approval.
Iran had previously warned that any warship movement through the narrow maritime passage would receive a “severe” response from its military, though civilian traffic would remain unhindered.
After the peace talks between the US and Iran failed on Sunday (April 12) in Islamabad, the two-week ceasefire announced last week has come under severe strain, as both nations blew hot at each other since.
