# US denies Iran’s claim it struck an unmanned vessel in the Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/47483

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-06 16:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4cucDOZ

> The U.S. military rejected Iran’s assertion that it hit an unmanned American military vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the claim a “total lie.”

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