In a spectacular display of joint air power, U.S. and Israeli F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters have sunk one of Iran’s most advanced and heavily armed warships in the Persian Gulf. The elite IRGC vessel, loaded with 150 ready-to-fire ballistic missiles, was completely destroyed in a precision strike that has further crippled Iran’s naval capabilities.

According to Pentagon and IDF sources, the warship was attempting to reposition its ᴅᴇᴀᴅly missile payload to threaten U.S. and Israeli ᴀssets when it was detected. A joint squadron of F-35s executed a flawless low-observable attack, delivering a barrage of precision-guided munitions directly into the vessel’s missile magazines and command center. The resulting explosions were catastrophic. The ship erupted in a mᴀssive fireball as the 150 ballistic missiles detonated in a chain reaction, breaking the warship in half before it sank rapidly into the Gulf.

This strike is particularly significant because the targeted vessel was one of Iran’s most sophisticated remaining naval ᴀssets, designed to launch ballistic missiles from sea platforms. Its destruction removes a major threat to international shipping and U.S. forces in the region.

A senior U.S. Central Command official stated:
“Our F-35s, working seamlessly with Israeli partners, have once again proven that no Iranian warship is safe. 150 ballistic missiles now lie at the bottom of the sea along with that ship. Iran’s ability to threaten the region from the water is collapsing fast.”

The loss comes as Iran continues to suffer devastating setbacks across every domain. With its nuclear program in ruins, major ports destroyed, and now its elite missile-carrying warship at the bottom of the Gulf, the regime’s military options are rapidly disappearing.

This is a rapidly developing story. In one clinical and devastating strike, U.S. and Israeli F-35s have sunk Iran’s elite warship along with its 150 ballistic missiles. The pressure on the collapsing Iranian regime grows more intense by the hour.