US Central Command denies Iranian claim of drone boat destroyed in Hormuz Strait

US Central Command has denied that an American unmanned boat was destroyed in the Strait of Hormuz, responding to an announcement by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that it had targeted a US naval drone. The command confirmed that all US unmanned boats in the Middle East remain intact and none have been lost.

In a statement on Friday, US Central Command said: “The Revolutionary Guard’s claim that it destroyed a US unmanned boat in the Strait of Hormuz is false.”

It added: “All US unmanned boats in the Middle East are accounted for and none are missing,” emphasizing that these vessels continue to operate in the region.

Central Command explained that it maintains a fleet of unmanned boats conducting patrols in the Strait of Hormuz in support of the US defense system.