U.S. Military Reports Shooting Down Iranian Drones Near Commercial Ship

A senior U.S. official said Iran launched four one-way attack drones toward a U.S. commercial ship on the reported date. U.S. forces intercepted and destroyed all four drones in flight. The same official stated that U.S. forces then struck an Iranian drone launch unit on the ground before it could fire additional drones. Axios reported the account from the unnamed official.

The official described the drone launches as occurring earlier in the day. The U.S. military response followed immediately after the drones were detected. The reported strikes on the launch unit took place after the four drones had already been shot down.

No additional details on damage or casualties were provided in the account. The official noted that the incident involved a commercial vessel rather than a military target. Axios attributed the information to a single senior U.S. government source.