US denies ship hit by Iranian missiles, Axios reporter says

<article data-history-node-id="439541" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-denies-ship-hit-iranian-missiles-axios-reporter-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-denies-ship-hit-iranian-missiles-axios-reporter-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US denies ship hit by Iranian missiles, Axios reporter says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="line-height:1.38">A senior US official has denied that a US vessel was struck by Iranian missiles, according to a post on X from an Axios reporter on Monday.&nbsp;</p> <p>This comes after Iran’s Fars news agency reported earlier that two missiles had hit a US warship near Jask after it ignored Iranian warnings.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Senior U.S. official denies a U.S. ship was hit by Iranian missiles</p> — Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarakRavid/status/2051248463539519936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>