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US military denies claims that Iranian Navy fired warning shots at destroyers in Sea of Oman

Washington/Tehran, Jun 5 (UNI) The US military has rejected Iranian claims that its naval forces fired warning shots near two American destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, insisting no such confrontation took place.
In a statement posted on X on Friday, CENTCOM said Iranian forces had neither attacked nor opened fire on US warships operating in the region.
"Iranian forces did NOT attack or fire at US Navy warships," CENTCOM said.
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