Iran’s IRGC Navy warns that American forces are moving closer to the zero hour of a potential Iranian operation.
A newly released image by the IRGC Navy on July 17, 2026, shows a US warship under the watch and within the operational range of the force in regional waters.
Iran says all US military movements and equipment in regional waters are under the full surveillance of the country’s naval units, warning that American forces are moving closer to the "zero hour" of a potential Iranian operation.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy issued the warning in a statement on Friday amid a sharp escalation of tensions in the Persian Gulf between following US acts of aggression on Iranian civilian sites and Iran’s retaliatory operations against the US bases in the region.
“The movements and equipment belonging to the terrorist American army are being closely monitored by Iran's naval units,” it said, while releasing an image showing US naval vessels under watch.
"The Americans are drawing closer every moment to the zero hour of the Iranian armed forces' operation against CENTCOM [US Central Command] naval units in the region's waters," the IRGC added.
The IRGC Navy did not provide further details about the nature or timing of any potential operation but issued a brief warning directed at US forces, saying: "Wait for it ...”
The IRGC statement comes despite repeated claims by the United States that it has completely destroyed Iran's naval capabilities, infrastructure, vessels and military assets since the outbreak of the US-Israeli military aggression in late February 2026.
Iranian authorities have rejected such claims, emphasizing that their naval forces remain fully operational and continue to monitor and patrol regional waterways, including the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran has also announced that its military capabilities, including those of the Navy and the IRGC Navy, remain intact despite US attacks.
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