The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) released footage of a strike on an Iranian Ghadir-class submarine and a ship maintenance facility, according to a report. An Iranian-aligned source confirmed that the submarine, which was docked, sank following the attack by an American suicide boat.
At 18:33 Jerusalem, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) released footage confirming the sinking of an Iranian Ghadir-class submarine at Bandar Abbas, following an earlier string of announcements and releases on Monday. The footage, which shows the submarine struck by an American suicide boat, marks the first visual confirmation of the vessel's fate since the initial attack reports.
The Zioneer reported on Sunday (Jul 12, 16:43 Jerusalem) that a CENTCOM video had pinpointed the strike location on the submarine at the southern piers of the Bandar Abbas naval base. On Monday at 15:01 Jerusalem, a rapid sequence of updates unfolded: first, Amit Segal (N12) reported the first-known use of suicide boats by the U.S. in the strike; minutes later, CENTCOM released official footage of the attack; the command then confirmed the first operational use of three Corsair unmanned surface vessels against a naval maintenance facility; and finally, CENTCOM announced it had carried out its first suicide boat attack on southern Iran. The Iranian-aligned source's confirmation of the submarine's sinking adds a new layer to the timeline, though the information has not been independently verified.
Attributed background: The Zioneer has reported extensively on the U.S. campaign against Iranian naval assets, including the disabling of an Iranian-affiliated vessel (Jun 11) and the interception of Iranian suicide drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz (Jun 13). The strike is part of an ongoing effort to degrade Iran's ability to threaten maritime trade routes, as CENTCOM has stated.
The footage and the Iranian source's confirmation remain unverified by independent sources. The precise extent of damage to the submarine and the naval maintenance facility, beyond the reported sinking, has not been independently confirmed.
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