US disputes drone captured by Iran after five oil tankers are destroyed
- The US military confirmed an older submarine drone malfunctioned before being captured by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting Iranian claims of trapping a modern vessel.
- In retaliation for missile attacks on a US Navy warship, American forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island.
- The US warship successfully evaded the Iranian strikes with no American personnel harmed.
- Iran-backed Houthi rebels wounded at least 73 people in Saudi Arabia during attacks that knocked operations at energy facilities offline.
- The Saudi-led coalition has vowed a firm response to the Houthi attacks as regional diplomacy continues to stall.
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