Iran warns it has ‘secret weapons’ to SINK US warships and wipe out military in Gulf

IRAN said it will sink US warships, kill all crew and bring down fighter jets after Donald Trump sent vessels into the Gulf region.

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Iran has threatened to sink US warships after they were sent to the Gulf by the Trump administration (Image: GETTY)

Tehran will take down the US military if America “commits the slightest stupidity”, a senior Iranian military official said. The United States on Friday announced the deployment of 1,500 troops to the Middle East, describing it as an effort to bolster defenses against Iran as it accused the country's Revolutionary Guards of direct responsibility for this month's tanker attacks.

General Morteza Qorbani, an adviser to Iran's military command, told semi-official news agency Mizan: "America.. is sending two warships to the region. If they commit the slightest stupidity, we will send these ships to the bottom of the sea along with their crew and planes using two missiles or two new secret weapons.”

The Trump administration believes there is the threat of attack from Iran, and sent an aircraft carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East sparking increased tensions between the US and Iran.

Relations broke down after Donald Trump decided to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and impose sanctions on the nation.

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Other signatories to the deal, including France and the UK, are still committed to the agreement, which sees Iran stopping its uranium enrichment programme in exchange for reduced trade restrictions.


This comes after the US announced plans to increase its military presence in the Middle East, deploying surveillance aircraft, a fighter jet squadron and engineers to fortify buildings and other facilities.

ian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told state news agency IRNA: "The Americans have made such allegations to justify their hostile policies and to raise tensions in the Persian Gulf.

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The US said it was sending 1,500 troops to Tehran (Image: GETTY)


US President Donald Trump also plans to deploy a 600-person Patriot missile battalion in the region, defense officials said.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, US President Donald Trump said the purpose of the deployment was "mostly protective".

Mr Trump said: "We want to have protection in the Middle East. We're going to be sending a relatively small number of troops.


Iranian ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said: "For more than two decades, discussions have been held with non-governmental U.S. political elites, including members of Congress, to clarify and explain the policies of the Islamic Republic."

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The US deployed aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln to the Persian Gulf earlier this month (Image: GETTY)

The Strait of Hormuz - one of Iran's key oil shipping routes - would face chaos if security in the country is threatened, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said.

Iran's semi-official news agency Fars said: "Major General Gholamali Rashid said that talking about security and stability in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is not possible without considering the interests of the Iranian nation, including the export of oil."

Tehran has threatened to disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz if the US imposes increased sanctions on Iran's oil exports.

Brigadier General Hassan Seifi, an assistant to Iran's army chief, told Mehr news agency: "We believe rational Americans and their experienced commanders will not let their radical elements lead them into a situation from which it would be very difficult to get out, and that is why they will not enter a war."