CENTCOM releases footage of strike on Iranian drone carrier, says forces ‘aren’t holding back’

U.S. Central Command on Thursday released footage of a strike on an Iranian drone carrier, which it said became engulfed in flames.

“U.S. forces aren’t holding back on the mission to sink the entire Iranian Navy,” CENTCOM wrote on X.

“Today, an Iranian drone carrier, roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier, was struck and is now on fire,” the post continued.

CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper also mentioned the strike in a Thursday briefing at CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

“At the moment, we’re now up over 30 ships. In just the last few hours, we hit an Iranian drone carrier ship roughly the size of a World War Two aircraft carrier. And as we speak, it’s on fire. The president gave us another task to raise or level Iran’s ballistic missile industrial base. So we’re not just hitting what they have. We’re destroying their ability to rebuild,” he said.