In A First, US Deploys Sea Drones In Combat To Strike Iran's Bandar Abbas Port | Watch

Published 14 July 2026 · world

In A First, US Deploys Sea Drones In Combat To Strike Iran's Bandar Abbas Port | Watch Published By, Last Updated: July 14, 2026, 07:45

In A First, US Deploys Sea Drones In Combat To Strike Iran's Bandar Abbas Port | Watch Published By, Last Updated: July 14, 2026, 07:45 IST The United States attacked a submarine and a ship maintenance facility in Iran on Sunday with one-way attack surface drones, the country's Central Command (CENTCOM) announced US CENTCOM strikes submarine and a ship maintenance facility at Iran's Bandar Abbas Port | Image credit: X/@CENTCOM The United States attacked a submarine and a ship maintenance facility in Iran on Sunday with one-way attack surface drones, the country’s Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. The military also unveiled footage of the operation, marking what it said was the “first time American forces had employed sea drones in combat operations." The clip features the sea drones heading towards Iran’s Bandar Abbas Naval Base –– located near the Strait of Hormuz in the Hormozgan Province –– and striking a submarine and a ship maintenance facility. In a post on ‘X’, the CENTCOM wrote: “Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran.

Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations." The US forces claimed that the attack “degraded Iran’s ability to continue attacking commercial shipping" through the Strait of Hormuz. US-Iran War News Live How The Attack Unfolded The footage released by the US military began with high-altitude surveillance visual, capturing three surface drones racing towards Tehran’s Bandar Abbas Naval Base. Red circles identify the vessels as they moved swiftly through the waterway. Soon, the video then jumps to onboard camera footage from one of the drones, showing how the strike took place. As the vessels struck the naval infrastructure, it went engulfed in flames, with dark plumes of smoke rising into the sky. Watch Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea… pic.twitter.com/bOM2kmgRxz— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 13, 2026 One of Iran’s most vital military ports, the Bandar Abbas Naval Base serves as a key hub for the Iranian Navy and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) naval forces.

Its proximity to the key Strait of Hormuz –– the maritime chokepoint that accounts for nearly one-fifth of the world’s energy trade –– grants the base strategic and geographical leverage. West Asia Plunges Into Renewed Escalation Amid the latest flare-up in West Asia, the United States launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran early Tuesday, with Tehran reporting casualties from attacks across parts of the south and west. Iran claimed attack on two oil tankers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), alleging they were being guided by the US forces through an “illegal route" in the strait. “A few hours ago, the child-killing U.S. military, which has not learned from its repeated failures, attempted to guide several vessels through an illegal route. Two oil tankers involved in illegal activities, which were deceived by the United States, turned off their navigation systems, ignored repeated warnings from the Strait of Hormuz security control center, and endangered navigation by passing through a minefield. These vessels were targeted and disabled", the IRGC said.