U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) denied Iranian claims of destroying a U.S. unmanned vessel. CENTCOM stated that all U.S. military unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in the Middle East region are accounted for, including an advanced unmanned vessel squadron patrolling the Strait of Hormuz and supporting CENTCOM's defensive layers. Previously, the Iranian Navy claimed to have destroyed an enemy unmanned vessel operating in its area in the eastern waters of the Strait of Hormuz.