US Central Command confirmed it shot down two Iranian one-way attack drones near the Strait of Hormuz on June 6-7, marking the latest escalation in a conflict that refuses to stay quiet despite an April 2026 ceasefire. The drones were targeting commercial vessels in a waterway responsible for roughly 20% of global seaborne oil shipments.
CENTCOM described the drones as posing an “immediate threat to international maritime traffic.” No damage was reported to commercial ships or US military assets during the encounters.
Six drones in two days
The June 6-7 intercepts didn’t happen in isolation. The day before, on June 5, US forces downed four additional Iranian drones in the same vicinity.
In retaliation for the earlier drone incidents, US forces struck Iranian radar sites on Qeshm Island and at Goruk. Hitting radar infrastructure degrades Iran’s ability to coordinate future drone operations.
