U.S. Forces Destroy Last of Four Soleimani-Class Iranian Warships, CENTCOM Commander Says
Key Takeaways
- Adm. Brad Cooper said U.S. forces destroyed the last of four Soleimani-class warships
- U.S. forces struck more than 5,500 targets inside Iran
- Those strikes included attacks on more than 60 Iranian ships
CENTCOM claims on strikes
CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper told reporters that U.S. combat power is increasing while Iranian combat power is declining, and that U.S. forces are striking Iranian ballistic missiles and drones as part of Operation Epic Fury.
“US military wipes out entire class of Iranian warships U”
Cooper said the Joint Force’s strike operations are performing well and asserted the U.S. is exercising air superiority over large areas of Iran.
He framed the campaign as not only defensive but as an effort to dismantle Iranian capabilities by hitting missile and drone systems and related defense industrial targets.
Reported attack reductions
U.S. military leaders and CENTCOM reported sharp declines in Iranian ballistic missile and one-way attack drone activity since the start of Operation Epic Fury, offering specific percentage figures to characterize the operational effect.
CENTCOM posted that attacks have “dropped drastically,”
and Joint Chiefs leadership cited reductions of roughly 90% for ballistic missiles and 83% for one-way attack drones compared to the campaign’s outset.
Methods and technology used
CENTCOM emphasized that its campaign combines kinetic strikes with advanced tools, including artificial intelligence, to accelerate targeting and decision-making.
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Cooper highlighted AI systems that help sift data quickly while stating humans retain final authority over weapon employment;
he presented these tools as part of efforts to achieve ‘lethal effects in entirely new ways’ and to reduce future threats by targeting Iran’s production and logistics nodes.
Regional incidents and responses
The Fox News reporting also catalogued regional fallout and parallel incidents: a suspected pro-Iranian militia drone strike that struck the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center,
multiple Gulf states intercepting missiles and drones (with the UAE and Qatar cited as engaging air defenses),
a cargo ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz, and large pro-regime funerals in Tehran after commanders were killed.
The article additionally noted Israeli strikes against Iranian and Hezbollah infrastructure in response to coordinated attacks.
Soleimani-class warships unclear
The supplied Fox News text does not explicitly state that U.S. forces destroyed the "last of four Soleimani-class Iranian warships."
“US military wipes out entire class of Iranian warships U”
The reporting focuses on strikes against missiles, drones, defense industrial facilities, and infrastructure, and it recounts CENTCOM’s assessments and regional incidents;
it does not provide a clear, verbatim claim about four Soleimani-class warships being destroyed.
Therefore, based solely on the provided article, that specific warship claim is not substantiated.
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