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US military says it has sunk over 30 Iranian ships so far

By Thomson Reuters Mar 5, 2026 | 4:27 PM

WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on ​Thursday it ‌has sunk over 30 Iranian ships so far during the ‌U.S. ​and ⁠Israel’s war against ⁠Iran, including an Iranian drone ship that is on ​fire.

Ballistic missile attacks by Iran ⁠have decreased ⁠by 90% ​since the first day ​of the war, U.S. ‌Admiral Brad Cooper, who leads U.S. forces ⁠in the Middle East as the head of ⁠Central ‌Command, told ⁠reporters.

(Reporting by Phil ​Stewart ‌in Tampa, Florida. ​Additional ⁠reporting by Kanishka Singh, Idrees Ali and Ismail Shakil, editing by Scott ​Malone)