Iran’s army said Sunday it had shot down a US-made attack drone over the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, as President Donald Trump weighed possible military action against Tehran.
The army said its air defence systems destroyed a LUCAS, or Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System, drone over the city, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The claim could not be independently verified.
The announcement came a day after Trump said Washington could strike Iran as soon as Sunday or reach a “big, beautiful” agreement with Tehran.
US Central Command has prepared options for further strikes if authorised by the White House, a source familiar with the plans told The Hill. Another source said several options had been presented to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
A Pentagon official said the department’s role was to develop and present military options to the president, adding that it did not speculate on possible future operations.
Trump would keep all options open until a final decision was needed, the second source told The Hill.
“It looks pretty likely that the US goes back to military strikes on Iran once the midterm elections are passed,” Gregory Brew, an Iran expert at Eurasia Group, told the outlet.
Harrison Mann, a former executive officer at the Defence Intelligence Agency’s Middle East and Africa Regional Centre, said Trump could target military and political sites inland, or civilian and energy infrastructure if Israel were involved.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that management of the Strait of Hormuz “will not be as before” and called for foreign forces to leave the region.
