A US official told a single source that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is launching drones, and US forces are intercepting them before they pose a threat to commercial vessels, US Navy ships, or American personnel in the region. The report, from one channel, has no independent corroboration.
A US official told a single source that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is launching drones in the Gulf and that US forces are intercepting them before they threaten commercial vessels, US Navy ships, or American personnel in the region. The report has no independent corroboration.
This item updates a thread The Zioneer has been tracking since Wednesday June 17 at 06:15 Jerusalem, when an Israeli diplomatic source told i24NEWS that Iran had launched multiple drones toward vessels in the Strait of Hormuz since the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Washington on Sunday, and that all were intercepted by US forces. By 06:15, a US official told NBC News that Iran had been launching several drones every night since Sunday from IRGC positions toward commercial and military vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and that US forces intercepted them before they posed a threat. An OSINTdefender report at 06:15 added that the US military had shot down several Iranian drones and targeted their ground control stations. The latest development, also at 06:15, narrows the description of the interception to a 'before they threaten vessels' framing, but still rests on a single US official speaking to one channel.
As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday June 17, the drone launches have continued in the Strait of Hormuz despite the signing of a US-Iran memorandum of understanding on Sunday. The thread's sourcing has evolved from a single Israeli diplomatic source (i24NEWS) to a US official (NBC News) and a social media OSINT account, but no on-record, multi-source confirmation has emerged at any point in the thread.
The report remains from a single US official, with no additional US military or administration sources confirming the details independently. The IRGC has not commented on the alleged drone launches.
8 developments
- DevelopingIRGC maintains continuous naval presence in Strait of Hormuz, satellite imagery suggests
- DevelopingIranian Guards Fire Warning Shots at US Warships in Gulf of Oman
- DevelopingUS shot down two Iranian drones after attempted strike on ships in Hormuz, Fox News reports
- ConfirmedIRGC threatens imminent retaliation after US strikes near Strait of Hormuz
Source and signal
- Internal intake