A senior American official told NBC that since the Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding was digitally signed on Sunday, the IRGC has launched several UAVs each night toward merchant ships. U.S. forces intercepted all of them.
A senior American official told NBC tonight that the IRGC has been launching several one-way attack drones each night since Sunday's digital signing of the Iran-U.S. MOU, and that all were intercepted by U.S. forces. The disclosure — reported at Wed 11:45 Jerusalem — is the most explicit link yet between the MOU timeline and an ongoing nightly drone campaign.
On Wednesday at 06:15, initial reports from an Israeli diplomatic source (i24NEWS) and an OSINT account described drone launches in the Strait of Hormuz since Sunday, all intercepted. By 06:15, a single U.S. official told a single source that intercepts were occurring before drones threatened vessels. By 06:15 that same hour, a second U.S. official confirmed to NBC that launches had been nightly since Sunday. CENTCOM had separately confirmed interception of Iranian one-way attack drones on Saturday June 13 at 04:39 Jerusalem. A broader U.S. official disclosure on June 10 noted Iran had launched missiles and drones at American bases across the Middle East, nearly all intercepted without damage.
As The Zioneer reported in background, the backdrop includes heightened U.S.-Iran military friction while diplomatic channels remain open: Trump told Netanyahu on Sunday night he was determined to sign an Iran deal, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards have claimed strikes on Israeli airbases, with the IDF on high alert.
What remains open: whether the MOU contains clauses addressing IRGC maritime operations, whether these nightly launches constitute a violation, and how the U.S. will respond if the pattern persists. No shipping disruption or vessel damage has been independently confirmed.
6 developments
- DevelopingReport: US begins circulating draft MOU with Iran to G7 countries
- DevelopingIranian Guards Fire Warning Shots at US Warships in Gulf of Oman
- ConfirmedCENTCOM intercepts Iranian suicide drones targeting commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingIRGC claims 18 American military targets hit in two overnight strike waves
Source and signal
- Internal intake