{"id":2611288,"date":"2026-06-05T20:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T00:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-downs-iranian-drones-headed-toward-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T20:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T00:23:06","slug":"us-downs-iranian-drones-headed-toward-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-downs-iranian-drones-headed-toward-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"US downs Iranian drones headed toward Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-downs-iranian-drones-headed-toward-strait-of-hormuz%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611288&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. central Command said it shot down four Iranian \u201cone-way attack\u201d drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening. CENTCOM added that U.S. forces then struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island too prevent additional attacks,warning that the drones posed an immediate threat to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >regional maritime traffic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The incident comes as a fragile U.S.-Israel-Iran ceasefire remains in place about two months after an April 8 truce began. The article notes several recent escalations of violence, while the Trump governance maintains that the ceasefire is holding and that negotiations continue.<\/p>\n<p>It also highlights that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/by-bridling-section-230-scotus-can-finally-do-what-congress-wont-rein-in-big-tech\/\" title=\"By Bridling Section 230, SCOTUS Can Finally Do What Congress Won\u2019t: Rein In Big Tech\">recent congressional action<\/a> has aimed to restrict the president\u2019s unilateral authority to use force against Iran-thru a House vote this week and a parallel Senate measure-arguing the conflict has not yet crossed the legal threshold due to the ceasefire.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. military downed four Iranian drones launched toward the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> on Friday evening, marking the latest scuffle as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-antony-blinken-warns-israel-against-reoccupying-or-annexing-parts-of-gaza\/\" title=\"Israel ...: Antony Blinken ...ns Israel against reoccupying or annexing parts of Gaza\">fragile ceasefire holds<\/a> in the U.S.-Israeli war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic,\u201d U.S. Central Command said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2063030319490744715\">statement<\/a>. \u201cU.S. forces subsequently struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island to defend against further attacks.\u201d <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4596664\/us-releases-video-interdiction-sanctioned-vessel-indian-ocean\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-us-nationals-arrested-on-charges-of-alleged-crypto-scheme-to-finance-isis\/\" title=\"Three 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                         <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House committee passes War Department renaming in NDAA overnight<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CENTCOM said the drones were \u201cone-way attack drones\u201d and maintained that U.S. forces \u201cremain vigilant and postured to respond to unjustified Iranian aggression in self-defense.\u201d The Iranian attack comes just days before the countries reach the two-month marker since the April 8 ceasefire went into effect.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week has seen <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4592566\/as-iran-ceasefire-violations-escalate-rubio-says-war-is-over\/\">multiple escalations of violence<\/a>, but the Trump administration has asserted that the ceasefire is still intact and that peace negotiations remain ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CENTCOM decision to down the Iranian attack drones on Friday also came just days after the House voted 215-208, with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4576195\/house-clears-resolution-to-rein-in-trumps-war-powers\/\">four Republicans joining Democrats<\/a>, to \u201cremove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized\u201d by Congress. The Senate took a similar step to curb Trump\u2019s war powers with respect to the conflict in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Thursday in the Oval Office that if Iran attacked U.S. troops, \u201cit would be a good reason\u201d to once again resume strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf they killed U.S. troops, I think, I would do that very quickly,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4596799\/azerbaijan-report-israel-iran-operations\/\">AZERBAIJAN DENIES CNN REPORT THAT ISRAEL CARRIED OUT OPERATIONS AGAINST IRAN FROM ITS TERRITORY DURING WAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CENTCOM initiated a similar defense strategy to the one on Friday earlier this week. It had helped intercept Iranian strikes headed toward Kuwait and Bahrain and also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4592316\/us-self-defense-strikes-iran-qeshm-island\/\">conducted strikes of its own<\/a> on Iran\u2019s Qeshm Island in response on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/43-republican-democrat-house-members-demand-biden-seek-approval-before-sending-u-s-troops-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"43 Republican, Democrat House Members Demand Biden Seek Approval Before Sending U.S. Troops To Ukraine\">war powers resolution<\/a>, which the House approved this week,\u00a0limits a president\u2019s unilateral military action to 60 days before it has to be authorized by Congress, though it does grant the president a one-time 30-day extension. The White House has argued that the war, which began with U.S.-Israeli strikes at the end of February, has yet to reach the resolution\u2019s threshold because of the ceasefire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. downed four Iranian drones near Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire holds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2611289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26117545379836.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7237,3823,32219,57321,32466],"class_list":["post-2611288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-drones","tag-iran","tag-middle-east-conflict","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-us-navy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26117545379836.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611288"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611292,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611288\/revisions\/2611292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}