A high-ranking military commander says Iranian Armed Forces have the upper hand in the region, despite US acts of aggression and mischief.

The IRGC Navy has warned the US and its allies, saying that any attack on Iranian tankers or commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf or beyond will trigger a heavy and decisive response targeting American military centers in the region and enemy ships.

A Saudi official has denied reports that Riyadh opened its airspace for US military aggression against Iran, saying such claims are being circulated in the media for “suspicious reasons,” a report says.

Iran's coordinated missile and drone strikes on three hostile American destroyers demonstrate that the Strait of Hormuz now operates exclusively on Iranian terms, with no vessel entering without permission and no security for US vessels in the Persian Gulf.

The United States reportedly approves sales of thousands of interceptor missiles and related services worth $17 billion to Kuwait, the UAE and Bahrain.

IRGC Navy says its forces inflicted significant damage on US naval assets in a large-scale combined operation on Thursday evening, forcing three American destroyers to flee the Strait of Hormuz.

A spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said Thursday that Iranian forces delivered an immediate, decisive response to US military aggressions in the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran's southern coastline