CENTCOM released unclassified footage and said U.S. forces used Corsair unmanned surface vessels to strike an Iranian naval maintenance site, marking America’s first combat use of sea drones.
CENTCOM says it began self-defense strikes after the downing of a U.S. Army Apache over the Strait of Hormuz. Reports say several sites in Iran were hit as both sides warned of more to come.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Trump called for what he described as the largest U.S. bombing campaign yet against Iran, as officials report strikes on key Iranian vessels and missile infrastructure.
U.S. forces shot down an Iranian drone after it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln in international waters. CENTCOM says de-escalation failed and an F-35C intercepted the unmanned aircraft. Later, two IRGC gunboats confronted a U.S.-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.