The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed it struck an American destroyer in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of kilometres from Iran’s borders.

A U.S. Navy destroyer and a supply ship collided in the Caribbean, injuring two U.S. Navy sailors, Fox News reported on Thursday, citing a U.S. Southern Command spokesperson.

Tensions resurfaced in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday as Iran deployed a military helicopter to confront a United States Navy destroyer that was reportedly nearing Iranian territorial waters. Iranian state media described the encounter as “tense,” though the US military has downplayed the event, calling it a “safe and professional interaction” that had no impact on naval operations.

North Korean officials and shipyard workers have committed to completing the construction of a new navy destroyer warship by October 10 of next year, according to a report from the state news agency KCNA on Tuesday.

The USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) has become the first Navy destroyer to deploy with a program-of-record artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to enhance maintenance capabilities.

Iran’s Navy officially welcomed its first domestically produced intelligence destroyer, named ‘Zagros,’ on Wednesday.