UPDATE - Trump says US destroyed, sank 9 Iranian naval ships, vows to sink 'the rest'

ADDS DETAIL, CHANGES HEADLINE, LEDE, DECK

By Yasin Gungor

ISTANBUL (AA) - US President Donald Trump said Sunday that US forces had destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval vessels, including some he described as "relatively large and important."

"We are going after the rest — they will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!" Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

In a separate attack, Trump said Iranian naval headquarters had been "largely destroyed," adding with sarcasm: "Other than that, their Navy is doing very well!"

Earlier on Sunday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said US forces struck an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette in the Gulf of Oman.

"The ship is currently sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Oman at a Chah Bahar pier," the agency said on US social media company X.

"Abandon ship," it said, relaying US President Donald Trump's call for Iranian armed forces, the Revolutionary Guards and police to "lay down your weapons."

Iran has not yet confirmed any of the strikes.

The announcement came as US-Israeli strikes on Iran entered a second day. The joint operation, launched Saturday, killed several senior Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Tehran retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting several Gulf countries.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that state institutions remained intact and that a new supreme leader could be chosen shortly.