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2026-02-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
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Iranian boats attempted to detain a US tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[Regnum] Iranian naval boats attempted to detain a US-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz in the northwest Indian Ocean. CBS News reported this on February 3.
It was reported that six armed Iranian boats belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) approached the US-flagged tanker Stena Imperative. They radioed the tanker's crew, ordering them to stop their engines and prepare for inspection.
In response, the tanker increased speed and continued on to its destination in Bahrain, avoiding Iranian territorial waters. A US destroyer arrived at the scene of the incident and is currently escorting the vessel with US Air Force support. The tanker is scheduled to arrive in Bahrain on February 5.
Earlier, the US Armed Forces shot down an Iranian drone that allegedly acted aggressively towards an American aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.
On February 1, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stated that a potential US war against Iran would not remain localized but would assume a regional scale. The day before, Iranian Army Commander Amir Khatami announced that the country's armed forces were on full alert and monitoring enemy movements in the region. According to Khatami, the Iranian army " has its finger on the trigger.
US military shoots down Iranian drone approaching USS Abraham Lincoln in Arabian Sea, official says
[FoxNews] CENTCOM says an F-35C fighter jet from USS Abraham Lincoln shot down Iranian drone in 'self-defense'
The U.S. military shot down an unmanned Iranian drone Tuesday after it "aggressively approached a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier with unclear intent," a U.S. Central Command spokesman told Fox News.
"USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was transiting the Arabian Sea approximately 500 miles from Iran’s southern coast when an Iranian Shahed-139 drone unnecessarily maneuvered toward the ship," Capt. Tim Hawkins added.
"The Iranian drone continued to fly toward the ship despite de-escalatory measures taken by U.S. forces operating in international waters," CENTCOM also said. " An F-35C fighter jet from Abraham Lincoln shot down the Iranian drone in self-defense and to protect the aircraft carrier and personnel on board."
Hawkins said no U.S. service members were injured and no U.S. equipment was damaged during the incident.
Hawkins also told Fox News on Tuesday that, "During a separate incident hours later in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces harassed a U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed merchant vessel lawfully transiting the international sea passage."
"Two IRGC boats and an Iranian Mohajer drone approached M/V Stena Imperative at high speeds and threatened to board and seize the tanker," the CENTCOM spokesman said. "Guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) was operating in the area and immediately responded to the scene to escort M/V Stena Imperative with defensive air support from the U.S. Air Force. The situation de-escalated as a result, and the U.S.-flagged tanker is proceeding safely."
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