Iran's state television says an Iranian navy helicopter confronted a U.S. warship attempting to approach Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman.

Iran deployed a naval helicopter to warn off a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Gulf of Oman, the country's state media reported, in a clash Tehran says forced the American vessel to retreat. Newsweek has contacted the United States Naval Forces Central Command's press affairs section via email for comment.

Iranian state media outlet Tasnim News said that on July 23, at around ten in the morning, the USS Fitzgerald intended to approach the waters around Iran. Iran is seeking to get back some pride in the wake of its drubbing at the hands of Israel and the US during the 12-day war that ended a month ago on June 24.