As the US-Israel-Iran conflict continues on its 12th day, the US Central Command on Tuesday (10th March) released video clips of Iranian naval vessels, including 16 minelayers, being destroyed by US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
“U.S. forces are degrading the Iranian regime’s ability to project power at sea and harass international shipping. For years, Iranian forces have threatened freedom of navigation in waters essential to American, regional and global security and prosperity,” the US Central Command posted on X, along with the clips.
U.S. forces are degrading the Iranian regime's ability to project power at sea and harass international shipping. For years, Iranian forces have threatened freedom of navigation in waters essential to American, regional and global security and prosperity. pic.twitter.com/gIBN02mowh
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 10, 2026
“U.S. forces eliminated multiple Iranian naval vessels on March 10, including 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz,” it added. The video clips show various Iranian vessels being struck by projectiles.
U.S. forces eliminated multiple Iranian naval vessels, March 10, including 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz. pic.twitter.com/371unKYiJs
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 10, 2026
The US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the US intends to destroy Iran’s missile stockpiles, missile launchers and defence industrial base, Iran’s navy, and permanently deny the country nuclear weapons. He informed that in the last 24 hours, Iran fired the least number of missiles since the beginning of the war.
Confirming this, General Dan Caine, US Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said, “They are down 90% from where they started, and one-way attack drones have decreased 83% since the beginning of the operation.” He added that destroying Iran’s navy is a key objective of Operation Epic Fury of the US.
This comes after US President Donald Trump’s statement, where he said that the US had struck the Iranian vessels, which were capable of laying mines near the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping corridor. Trump had earlier warned Iran against laying mines in the region near the Strait of Hormuz.
