Iran reports tanker fires, drone incident in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian state media reported Friday that three oil tankers experienced fires and explosions while attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz via routes described as unauthorized. The incidents were attributed to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy.
The IRGC Navy stated that one tanker, carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil, was struck by a mine. This claim remains unverified.
Separately, Iran asserted that its forces had downed and captured a U.S. MQM-170 drone in airspace over Qeshm island, located near the Strait of Hormuz. A response from the U.S. military has not been issued, and the report is unconfirmed.
Iranian reports also included a claim of destroying an unmanned U.S. vessel in the eastern section of the Strait of Hormuz. However, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) refuted this assertion, stating that all U.S. military unmanned surface vessels in the Middle East are accounted for, including a squadron of advanced sea drones currently patrolling the Strait of Hormuz.
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