Iran claims retaliatory attacks on U.S. vessels and Jordan bases; U.S. Central Command denies destroyer hits

The supplied sources identify a new round of Iranian claims and an explicit U.S. Central Command denial on September 9, making this a forward-looking geopolitical and maritime-security development rather than price commentary. The reported attacks are disputed and no independent confirmation of successful hits is provided, so the importance remains high because of potential U.S.-Iran escalation and Strait of Hormuz risk, while surprise and confidence are below levels appropriate for a confirmed strike. The timestamp uses the earliest supplied report time as the best estimate for when the conflicting claims emerged, not as a verified time of any physical attack. The prior event match is retained because the update advances the same vessel-attack and Jordan-base storylines represented by events 4060 and 3995 without being a duplicate. Approved stakeholders are limited to defense suppliers, crude-tanker operators, and insurers with a clear causal exposure to continued attack attempts or increased Gulf shipping risk.