Iran Claims Strike on US Ship in Strait of Hormuz as Fighting Escalates
The IRGC said the strike followed attacks on three oil tankers as tensions rose in the strategic waterway, with CENTCOM reporting retaliation against Iranian-linked ships.
- On Sunday, The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked an American military unmanned surface vessel attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after targeting three oil tankers in the strategic waterway.
- Yesterday, Centcom forces destroyed three Iranian crude oil carriers—the M/T Downy, M/T Stark 1, and M/T Kylo—off the coast of Kharg Island and Jask following Iranian attempts to target American warships.
- Centcom commander Admiral Brad Cooper warned, "We will impose an even higher economic cost," while reporting that American warships successfully evaded Iranian attacks during the engagement.
- Tehran's Khatam-al Anbiya military command warned of "more severe" retaliation if American strikes continue, while President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance downplayed the six-month conflict as "small potatoes."
- Iran's Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei warned this week of a "new strategy" against Washington, as Trump has repeatedly threatened to claim sovereignty over the strait, designating it as "new US territory.
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Follow the latest information about the war in the Middle East. Iran claimed early Sunday the attack of an American naval drone in the Middle East region.
Iran said on Sunday that its forces had shot down a US Navy drone that attempted to enter the Strait of Hormuz, after it attacked ships in response to American strikes on three oil tankers.
Iran attacks naval drone near Hormuz after US strikes 3 oil tankers
Iran said on Sunday that its forces attacked a US naval drone trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after targeting ships in retaliation for American strikes on three oil tankers. The latest round of clashes, which began with US raids last week, comes amid a deadlock in their six-month war. Iran has maintained its stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz while Washington continues a counter-blockade of Iranian ports. Washington is al…
Iran announced that it had attacked a U.S. naval drone in the Strait of Ormuz in retaliation for the destruction of three of its tankers by U.S. forces.
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AlKhaleej TodayIran attacks US naval drone trying to enter Strait of Hormuz after tanker strikes
TEHRAN, Sept 6 — Iran said today that its forces attacked a US naval drone trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after targeting ships in retaliation for American strikes...
Iran claimed responsibility for the attack on a U.S. naval drone in the Ormuz Strait region this Sunday, after the U.S. bombarded three of its ships...
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