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US sea drones attack Iranian naval base
The U.S. military conducted its first combat deployment of Saronic Corsair unmanned surface vessels against Iran's Bandar Abbas Naval Base, striking a submarine and ship maintenance facility. The operation occurred amid escalating regional tensions involving drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with ongoing diplomatic deadlock.
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United States NavyIranBandar Abbas Naval BaseSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab Emirates
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- The US Navy's new sea drones have gone from rescuing downed airmen to blowing up Iranian targets
- Iran launches drone, missile attacks on dissident bases in Iraqi Kurdistan
- Ukraine Says It Struck 105 Russian Shadow Fleet Vessels in 8 Days, Including 15 Overnight
- FSB Claims It Foiled Ukrainian Attacks on Military Air Bases Deep Inside Russia
- Iran escalates attacks on US bases in Gulf states, warns of more 'incidents' in strait
- 'Russian Leadership Has Gone Crazy Over War' – Zelensky After Fresh Drone Attacks
- Drone and missile sites in Iran utterly destroyed by US strikes in explosive battle to secure the Strait of Hormuz
- Drone and missile sites in Iran utterly destroyed by US strikes in explosive battle to secure the Strait of Hormuz
- Kuwaiti army says it is confronting 'hostile aerial targets'
- Iran claims strikes on US bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait