U.S. Military Says Iran Launched Attack Drones at Merchant Ships in the Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military confirmed a Reuters report that Iran launched several one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike merchant vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement said the drones were directed at commercial shipping in the key waterway.
No additional details were provided in the brief statement about whether any ships were hit, whether the drones were intercepted, or when exactly the attempted attack took place. The disclosure frames the incident as an attempted attack on civilian maritime traffic in one of the world’s most strategically important chokepoints.
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