US destroys 6 Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones, admiral says
The U.S. military destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones during operations to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command Admiral Brad Cooper. Cooper stated that defensive measures were successfully used against each threat posed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The operation involves 15,000 U.S. troops, naval destroyers, over 100 aircraft, and undersea assets, with no traditional ship escorts but a broad defensive posture.
- ▪The U.S. destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted cruise missiles and drones fired by Iran.
- ▪Admiral Brad Cooper said the U.S. used defensive munitions to defeat every Iranian threat in the Strait of Hormuz.
- ▪The operation includes 15,000 U.S. troops, destroyers, over 100 aircraft, and undersea assets.
- ▪Cooper confirmed a U.S. blockade of Iran remains in effect and is exceeding expectations.
- ▪There are no traditional ship escorts, but a multi-layered defense system is protecting commercial vessels.
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U.S. CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on Apr. 16. AFP-YonhapWASHINGTON — The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones fired by Tehran as the U.S. launched an operation to free up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.U.S. Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of Central Command, declined to comment on whether he thought a ceasefire begun on April 8 remained in effect. But he acknowledged ongoing Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) efforts to "interfere" with President Donald Trump's operation to open the critical waterway to commercial traffic."The IRGC has launched multiple cruise missiles, drones, and small boats at ships we are protecting.
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