The development marks another escalation in the growing confrontation between Washington and Tehran, raising fresh concerns about security in one of the world's most important oil shipping routes.
The United States military has announced that its forces shot down four Iranian attack drones headed toward the strategic Strait of Hormuz before carrying out retaliatory strikes on military targets inside Iran.
The development marks another escalation in the growing confrontation between Washington and Tehran, raising fresh concerns about security in one of the world's most important oil shipping routes.
In a statement posted on X on Friday, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the drones were intercepted after they posed what it described as an immediate threat to maritime traffic in the region.
"Moments ago, CENTCOM forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz," the military command said.
