Iranian forces have pushed US forces out of the waters off southern Iran.
Open Claimed by Government of Iran on 28 September 2026.
The statement
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on his Telegram channel that Iranian forces had pushed enemy forces from the waters off southern Iran back to the Arabian Sea and that they would soon be expelled from the Arabian Sea too.
- Origin of the claim Times of Israel
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | 2026-11-03 | 2026-12-28 | Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. The record holds CENTCOM statements on US operations in the Gulf of Oman and around the strait in October (ev-20261027-ek8x, ev-20261027-2fph), all from the US side; no independent reporting shows where US naval forces were after 28 September. Next check on the ladder from 2026-09-28 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly). |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-jfej, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-jfej/