The US Central Command (CENTCOM) informed that US forces shot down 2 Iranian attack drones that threatened international maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz on June 7.
US forces in the Middle East have shot down 2 Iranian one-way attack drones threatening international maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz" - CENTCOM stated in a post on social network X.
CENTCOM affirmed that it is still ready to continue to defend against Iran's moves.
The latest UAV shooting downs took place one day after US forces shot down 4 other Iranian attack drones launched towards the Strait of Hormuz. The US military believes that these UAVs pose a threat to maritime traffic.
In other developments related to the region, on June 7, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had intercepted 2 objects flying from Lebanon into northern Israeli territory.
This announcement was made after sirens rang in the Yiftah and Ramot Naftali areas on the morning of June 7, local time.
Fighting between the Israeli army and Iranian-backed Hezbollah forces has escalated in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement brokered by the US between the Israeli and Lebanese governments earlier this week. Hezbollah, which is not a party to this ceasefire agreement, has rejected the agreement.
