CENTCOM photo: USS Rafael Peralta on Iran blockade patrol

Text poster only. The source photo shows a guided-missile destroyer silhouetted on calm water under a hazy sunset sky. — U.S. Central Command (watch at source) · Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)

Photo posted Oct. 17, 2026 by U.S. Central Command on X. CENTCOM says it shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) transiting regional waters in support of the naval blockade against Iranian ports, and that as of Oct. 17 its forces had redirected 138 commercial vessels to ensure compliance. The image shows the destroyer under way at sunset; CENTCOM does not say where or when it was taken.

What: CENTCOM photo: USS Rafael Peralta on Iran blockade patrol
Where: CENTCOM area of responsibility (waters not named)
When: Oct 17, 2026
Who: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. A destroyer silhouetted at sea at sunset; no people visible. Watch at source. Graphic level: none.

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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) · USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) transits regional waters in support of the naval blockade against Iranian ports (@CENTCOM)

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Captured 17 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Location: CENTCOM area of responsibility (waters not named).

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