The claim in Iranian state media came after Donald Trump said the US military would help free commercial ships that are stranded around the key waterway.

Iran has warned it will attack “any foreign armed force” in the Strait of Hormuz, “especially, the aggressive U.S. Army” as President Donald Trump’s escort mission is set to begin. The head of Iran’s central command Major General Ali Abdollahi made the warning in a statement to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB,

The U.S. military is rejecting claims that Iran struck a U.S. Navy vessel. The denial on Monday came as the U.S. remains active in the area near the Persian Gulf, offering to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz and dislodge Iran’s blockade on vessels that don’t receive its authorization.

The United States said Monday it is ready to “guide” commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in a new effort to end the blockade wreaking havoc on the global economy.

Iran warned U.S. forces on Monday not to enter the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump said the United States would "guide out" ships stranded in the Gulf ‌by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday while the Israeli military demolished parts of a Catholic convent in a border village, officials said.

Iran's unified command told commercial ships and oil tankers to refrain from any movement that was not coordinated with Iran's military.

Video released Friday by the IDF shows soldiers holding an Israeli flag and walking among the destruction of a soccer stadium in the Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil.