The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz on early Saturday (June 13, 2026), hours after both sides said a deal to end West Asia war was closer than ever.
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Central Command, which oversees operations in the region, posted on X that Iran had “launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz”.
It also said, “U.S. forces have downed all of them in recent hours as traffic flow through the strait continues unimpeded.” U.S.
Navy attacks that killed three Indians Lebanon reported Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Saturday (June 13, 2026) shortly after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning for 20 locations including the city of Nabatieh ahead of raids there.
The state-run National News Agency said Israeli airstrikes hit several areas covered by the warning, including the villages of Rihan and Sujud, located not far from Nabatieh.
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President Donald Trump accused Iran of carrying out drone attacks against Indian ships leaving the Strait of Hormuz, describing the alleged action as “totally unacceptable”, while Tehran rejected the charge as “baseless”.
Three vessels with Indian crew came under attack off the Oman coast this week.
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