&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "US says it thwarted Iranian drone attack on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz")
The United States said Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones targeting commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with US forces intercepting and destroying all of them.
In a post on X, CENTCOM said, "Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. forces have downed all of them in recent hours as traffic flow through the strait continues unimpeded".
The US added that shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained unaffected despite the attempted attack.
The development comes as President Donald Trump said he believes a deal with Iran could be finalised over the weekend or on Monday.
Earlier, the US president announced that he had cancelled planned strikes against Iran after talks with Tehran reached what he described as a crucial stage.
"Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have... cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening," Trump posted on Truth Social.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that issues related to the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the US naval blockade against Iran were included in a proposed Memorandum of Understanding that could soon be signed.
Araghchi also said the proposed agreement would bring an end to conflicts across several fronts, including in Lebanon.
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“The MoU will announce the end of the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon. We will never leave Lebanon alone,” the Iranian foreign minister said.
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