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Ahmad al-Sharaa  ·  2026-06-13 00:00

CENTCOM: U.S. forces down Iranian drones targeting Strait of Hormuz shipping

Washington, June 13 (SANA)The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday that its forces have downed multiple Iranian drones launched in an attempt to strike commercial ships transitingthe Strait of Hormuz.

“Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz,U.S.forces have downed all of them in recent hours as traffic flow through the strait continues unimpeded,” it said in a post on US social media platform X.

Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. forces have downed all of them in recent hours as traffic flow through the strait continues unimpeded. The international trade corridor remains open for…

CENTCOM noted that “The international trade corridor remains open for transit.It comes amid diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Washington andTehran, even as military activity continues across the Gulf region.