Event details
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a US unmanned surface vessel operating in the Strait of Hormuz and struck two additional ships in the waterway, according to Al Jazeera's live coverage of the conflict on September 11.
Context
An IRGC strike on a US unmanned naval asset marks a direct escalation against American military hardware in Hormuz, raising the odds of a US retaliatory strike and further disrupting the roughly 20 million barrels per day that normally transit the strait.
- Local time
- 8:30 PM Tehran time, Sep 11, 2026
- Location
- Strait of Hormuz
- Relationship
- Update