US Central Command (CENTCOM) says American forces have struck an Iranian “drone carrier”, claiming the vessel is now burning.

In a post on X on Thursday, CENTCOM wrote: “U.S. forces aren’t holding back on the mission to sink the entire Iranian Navy,” adding that a drone carrier “roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier” had been hit and was “now on fire”.

CENTCOM did not provide the location of the strike or additional operational details.

UK Fact Check Politics note: this is a CENTCOM claim posted on social media and has not been independently verified.