US military says it disabled a Gambia-flagged ship trying to sail to an Iranian port; IRGC says it downed a US drone
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The US military said it "disabled" a Gambia-flagged ship trying to reach an Iranian port in breach of the blockade, Al Jazeera reported. The IRGC said, via Fars, that it shot down a US drone attempting a "hostile operation" in Iran's territorial waters, which the US did not confirm. Iran accused Washington of betraying diplomacy by keeping the blockade.
- When
- 31 May 2026
- Where
- Gulf of Oman, No single country (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- naval incident · military
- Acting party
- United States Armed Forces
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. The US military announced it.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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The War Record, "US military says it disabled a Gambia-flagged ship trying to sail to an Iranian port; IRGC says it downed a US drone", ev-20261027-fdba, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-fdba/