U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) denied Iranian claims of capturing a U.S. drone. CENTCOM spokesperson Tim Hawkins told the Associated Press, "The IRGC has repeatedly made desperate and false claims over the past several weeks and months, and today is no different." This followed an earlier statement by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Thursday, claiming they had captured a U.S. "spy and deception" drone in the western Strait of Hormuz.