India, July 24 -- On Wednesday, Iran allegedly warned a U.S. destroyer to alter direction after it entered the waters that Iran was watching, causing the U.S. destroyer to retreat, the Iranian state media reported.

The incident occurred around 10:50 a.m. on Wednesday in international waters near the Gulf of Oman, according to U.S. officials.

An Iranian SH-3 'Sea King' helicopter flew near the Fitzgerald in what Iranian state-controlled media described as a defensive manoeuvre. Reports out of Iran claimed the warship was approaching Iranian-controlled waters in a provocative move.

"This interaction had no impact to USS Fitzgerald's mission and any reports claiming otherwise are falsehoods and attempts by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Gua...