The US military shot down multiple Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz overnight, according to reports from Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The drones were launched toward US vessels in the strategic waterway. No further details on the number of drones or interceptions have been released.
Overnight, US forces intercepted Iranian drones launched toward American vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The report states that "several" drones were shot down; the exact number has not been specified. The report, attributed to a single Israeli news source, has not yet been independently corroborated.
This incident is the latest in a series of exchanges between the US and Iran in the strategic waterway. As The Zioneer previously reported (03:29 Jerusalem), US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed it shot down multiple Iranian one-way attack drones targeting civilian vessels attempting to transit the strait, reporting no damage or casualties. That confirmation followed an earlier version of the same report (also 03:29) stating that Iran had launched the drones toward shipping, and an initial Reuters report (03:29) that US forces had intercepted and shot down multiple Iranian attack drones headed toward the strait. Over the past week, The Zioneer also reported on US forces downing two Iranian drones in the strait (June 7, 09:39; June 7, 04:51; June 12, 04:23; and June 12, 11:04 Jerusalem).
The Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint. Iran has continued its harassment campaign against US and commercial shipping, including launching anti-ship cruise missiles toward US warships (June 11, 01:53 Jerusalem, cited from Arabic-language Telegram) — though that report is unverified. The current report, from Rozentzweig, is single-sourced at this stage. No full operational account from US Central Command has been released for this specific incident, and no official US confirmation is yet available. The number of drones and any details on damage or casualties remain unverified.
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