US CENTCOM says Marine AH-1Z helicopters struck Iranian-affiliated dhow in Gulf of Oman

Single source · Gulf of Oman (approximate) · 2026-10-14 21:14 UTC

According to US Central Command, as relayed by OSINTdefender on X, two US Marine AH-1Z helicopters each fired one missile at an Iranian-affiliated dhow in the Gulf of Oman. CENTCOM says the dhow had been conducting surveillance for targeting US Navy ships over the past seven months and that it published video of the strike. No other source in the claims independently confirms the strike or the dhow's role.

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• OSINTdefender (X), 2026-10-14 21:14 UTC

First reported 2026-10-14 21:14 UTC; last updated 2026-10-15 08:36 UTC.

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