US shoots down multiple Iranian drones near Hormuz

On the 106th day of the US-Israeli war on Saturday, June 13, tensions remained high across the Middle East as the United States and Iran exchanged statements on security and diplomacy, with talks on a potential agreement continuing amid competing claims over its contents. According to the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM), Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X, CENTCOM said US forces had d