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Iran Says It Attacked U.S. Naval Drone in Strait of Hormuz

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it attacked a U.S. unmanned surface vessel attempting to enter waters it considers protected in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The claim followed reported Iranian attacks on oil tankers and U.S.-linked vessels, which Tehran described as retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iranian tankers.
  • Iran has used its blockade of the strategic waterway to restrict oil exports, while the United States has worked to restore some maritime traffic through a route near Oman.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it attacked a U.S. unmanned surface vessel as it tried to enter what the force calls protected waters in the Strait of Hormuz. The claim came amid a fresh exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington.

“The unmanned surface vessel intended to enter the protected region of the Strait of Hormuz when it was targeted,” the Guard said in a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency. The Iranian military body also said the strategic waterway remained under the control of the Islamic Republic.

The statement followed the Guard’s claim that it had attacked three oil tankers traveling on “unauthorized routes” in the strait. It also said Iranian forces had targeted three U.S.-linked vessels in other areas, including a U.S. aircraft carrier and a Navy destroyer.

The unmanned surface vessel intended to enter the protected region of the Strait of Hormuz when it was targeted.

· Iranian Revolutionary GuardThe Guard described its claimed attack on the U.S. unmanned vessel.

Iran said those attacks responded to U.S. military strikes on three Iranian oil tankers off Kharg Island. The escalation followed Washington’s heaviest bombing campaign against Iran in more than a month. Iranian authorities said the strikes killed at least 19 people, including four at a wedding.

Tehran then launched attacks on U.S. military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz after the war began on Feb. 28, making the waterway its main pressure tool by nearly halting oil exports and requiring ships to obtain permission to pass. The United States has imposed a blockade around Iranian ports and vessels, while oil and Middle East experts say some maritime traffic has resumed through a southern route near Oman.

This strategic waterway is under the control of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

· Iranian Revolutionary GuardThe Guard asserted Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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