The U.S. military said early Saturday that it had downed several Iranian attack drones targeting commercial ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, which comes as negotiations between Washington and Tehran to settle the conflict diplomatically are nearing a critical phase.
“Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a June 13 post on X.
The command said U.S. forces neutralized all of the attack drones over the span of several hours, and that traffic through the key maritime chokepoint continues unobstructed.
“The international trade corridor remains open for transit,” CENTCOM said….