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伊朗议员提交霍尔木兹海峡法案

2026年7月14日 16:12 / 联合早报

7月13日，船只在霍尔木兹海峡航行。 （路透社）

伊朗安全委员会主席阿齐兹星期二（7月14日）说，伊朗议会已开始着手制定一项关于霍尔木兹海峡的法案。

法新社报道，阿齐兹在X上说：“昨晚，就在美国无人机被击落的同时，伊朗议会正式提交了《霍尔木兹海峡和波斯湾安全与可持续发展战略行动法案》。”

“我们将继续坚定不移地捍卫我们的红线，尤其是在霍尔木兹海峡的管理方面，这只是第一步；后续措施即将出台。”

上周，美伊两国因如何管理霍尔木兹海峡再次爆发争端，这使得上个月签署的旨在结束中东战争的框架协议面临不确定性。

德黑兰方面希望掌控霍尔木兹海峡，并向过境船只征收费用，但华盛顿方面对此强烈拒绝。

伊朗星期天（12日）宣布关闭霍尔木兹海峡。美国总统特朗普星期一（13日）说，美国正在“接管”霍尔木兹海峡，并重新封锁伊朗港口，同时提出对过境货物征收20%的费用。

Astronomer’s name deciphered from ancient Mayan ruins for first time: “White-chested Fox”

July 14, 2026 7:19 AM EDT / CBS/AFP

Archaeologists have transcribed mural symbols from Mayan ruins to learn the name of an astronomer and mathematician from the ancient civilization for the first time, Guatemala’s Ministry of Culture said Monday.

The name “White-chested Fox” was found in drawings dating from 400 BC to 900 AD at the San Bartolo-Xultun archaeological site on the Mexican border.

Culture minister Luis Mendez told reporters researchers at Xultun unearthed a “complete mathematical and astronomical formula” authored by Sak Tahn Waax, which translates to White-chested Fox.

Mendez said it’s the only work of its kind attributed to a mathematician from the Maya Classic period, considered the peak of the Mesoamerican civilization.

The discovery was “made possible by the epigraphic analysis of more than 50 mathematical and astronomical microtexts written on the wall,” the ministry said in a statement.

Archaeologists have transcribed mural symbols from Mayan ruins to learn the name of an astronomer and mathematician from the ancient civilization for the first time, Guatemala’s Ministry of Culture said Monday. Guatemala’s Ministry of Culture

In addition to determining the astronomer’s name, researchers identified calculations and tables that employ astronomical and calendrical units of time.

Researchers used drawings, photographs and scans of the inscriptions, which were later digitally enhanced, revealing 11 hieroglyphs that could finally be deciphered, the ministry said.

The glyphs appeared in “a context where art was intertwined with science, mathematics, astronomy and everyday life,” Mendez said.

The Maya civilization went into decline around 900 AD, until its collapse with the arrival of Spanish conquistadors at the turn of the 16th century.

Last year, the culture ministry announced archaeologists unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments.

In 2024, an American doctoral student discovered a sprawling Maya city within a dense jungle in Mexico. Scientists and archaeologists have discovered ancient Mayan ruins by shooting lasers down from a plane to penetrate the dense jungle.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/scientists-use-laser-technology-to-uncover-more-mayan-ruins/

Can US Senator Lindsey Graham’s Ukraine initiatives survive without him?

2026-07-14T10:02:52.261Z / Reuters

WASHINGTON/KYIV, July 14 (Reuters) – For Ukraine and its supporters, the sudden death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham raises an important question: Without a close ally of President Donald Trump advocating loudly for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government, will his ​administration’s recent tilt in favor of Kyiv last?

The answer will especially affect two major issues – legislation to sanction Russia, which Graham pushed for more than a year, ‌and military assistance for Ukraine.

On both, the momentum has lately been in Ukraine’s favor as Kyiv faces intensified attacks by Russia and pressure to end the nearly 4-1/2-year-long conflict.

Graham and other senators who back the sanctions bill announced on Friday that they had an agreement with the White House to move ahead on the “Sanctioning Russia Act,” which has been stalled due to resistance from Trump despite being co-sponsored by 85 of 100 senators.

Trump himself said last ​week that he would grant Kyiv a license to make interceptors for the Patriot defensive missile system, although Zelenskiy’s government says it needs more defensive munitions immediately.

Graham, 71, died late ​on Saturday, a day after his 10th trip to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, during which he announced the agreement with the ⁠White House to finally move forward on the Russia sanctions bill.

LINKING KYIV AND TRUMP

The South Carolina senator had lobbied for years for military assistance for Ukraine and served as a link between ​Kyiv and the Trump administration, often alongside Democrats.

Last year, he helped arrange a critical minerals agreement between the United States and Kyiv, convincing Trump to back a plan giving the United States preferential ​access to new Ukrainian minerals projects in exchange for investment.

“He was successful in leading President Trump to pivot in his position toward Ukraine,” said Matthew Murray, a former Commerce Department official now teaching at Georgetown and Columbia universities.

“The senator’s good work here will be self-sustaining and self-executing,” Murray said.

Zelenskiy said he was “deeply saddened” by Graham’s passing. “We remained in constant dialogue, and I will miss our conversations. We met twice in just the past ​week,” he said in a statement.

Analysts said Graham’s overall record had been mixed on Ukraine, complicated by Trump’s at-times strained relations with Zelenskiy, his “America First” foreign policy and the costly war with Iran that consumes ​U.S. resources and increases pressure to allow Russian oil shipments as a way of moderating energy prices.

“It’s a big loss for Ukraine. I don’t think anyone should have any illusions about it,” said Scott Anderson of the Brookings ‌Institution, noting that ⁠Graham acted as an important behind-the-scenes influence on Trump from the more internationalist wing of the Republican Party.

But even Graham was unable to convince Trump to allow a vote on the sanctions bill, and the last major Ukraine aid legislation passed by both the House and Senate was $61 billion in April 2024. Many Republicans have grown cooler to Kyiv since Trump began his second term in January 2025.

‘THE PRESIDENT’S EAR’

It could be more difficult to pass the sanctions bill or further security assistance without someone like Graham, a former Trump critic who became a close ally and frequent golf ​partner, leaning on the president.

Additionally, several other pro-Ukraine ​lawmakers, including former Republican Senate leader Mitch ⁠McConnell, are also leaving Congress in January.

“Ukraine has lost an advocate that had the president’s ear,” said Charles Lichfield, deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center.

Trump has at times put sustained pressure on Zelenskiy’s government to agree to a peace deal that could mean painful concessions and ​harshly criticized the Ukrainian leader. Early last year, he berated the Ukrainian leader in the Oval Office, saying he was insufficiently grateful for ​U.S. military support.

But Trump’s tone ⁠lately has grown more conciliatory.

Zelenskiy said after a NATO summit this month that Ukraine and the U.S. had reached a political agreement on licenses for production of Patriot interceptors and that the two sides were talking about joint drone production.

And Trump is expected to allow a vote on the sanctions bill, which targets countries that buy Russian oil, gas and uranium.

The bill’s other supporters in both the Senate and ⁠House of ​Representatives said they would push for its passage as a tribute to Graham, with some suggesting it should be renamed after ​Graham.

“There can be no more fitting tribute to Lindsey,” Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee and a bill co-sponsor, said in a statement.

The Senate has not yet announced a timeline ​for a vote, but the chamber’s Republican majority leader, John Thune of South Dakota, said on CNN that passing it would be an “incredible legacy” for Graham.

Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Cynthia Osterman

巴黎附近森林燃起大火 两人涉纵火被捕

2026年7月14日 17:00 / 联合早报

7月13日，热浪席卷法国大部分地区，消防员正在巴黎东南部的枫丹白露森林中灭火。 （路透社）

法国消防员星期二（7月14日）继续扑救巴黎东南部枫丹白露森林的大火。消防员彻夜奋战，但火势仍未受到控制。至少两人因涉嫌引发火灾被捕。

路透社报道，法国内政部长努内兹星期一（13日）晚间说：“火势尚未得到控制。”他指出，枫丹白露主火场和附近另一处星期一下午燃起的火灾，已合计烧毁1300公顷土地。

努内兹说，起火地点距离枫丹白露宫仅几公里，因此需要调动大量资源，包括运水飞机和直升机。

这场大火距离巴黎仅70公里，迫使连接首都巴黎与里昂及南部地区的A6高速公路关闭。这个地区发生的其他几起较小规模火灾也导致高速列车服务中断。

据报，多达900人被迫撤离家园。

努涅斯说，枫丹白露大火可能使今年成为法国山火灾情创纪录的一年。法国今年已有3万2000公顷土地被烧毁，超过2025年全年的过火面积。

努内兹补充称：“我们很可能会迎来创纪录的一年。鉴于此次严重干旱，我们早有预料。”

欧洲正经历今夏的第三波热浪，从伊比利亚半岛到法国，干燥的植被和高温助长了山火蔓延。许多科学家指出，气候变化导致山火更加频繁，也更难扑灭。

努涅斯称，法国各地已有59人因涉嫌引发火灾被捕，当中约一半是成年人，另一半是未成年人，其中一些人曾多次犯案。

日本寻求美澳德协助设立二战后首个中央情报机构

2026年7月14日 17:37 / 联合早报

据报，日本领导人近几个月已私下接触美国、澳大利亚和德国等伙伴，就设立一个中央情报机构的技术、人员配置和优先事项寻求建议。 （档案照片）

（东京讯）美国媒体报道，日本正寻求西方盟友协助，准备建立第二次世界大战结束后的首个中央情报机构，以协调目前分散各部门的情报工作，更有效应对外国干预和间谍活动。

《纽约时报》星期一（7月13日）报道，日本领导人近几个月已私下接触美国、澳大利亚和德国等伙伴，就设立情报机构的技术、人员配置和优先事项寻求建议。

日本情报系统长期分散，由国防、外交和警察等部门各自收集和分析情报，却缺乏跨部门共享机制，这使日本特别易受间谍和外国干预活动影响。

据纽时早前报道，数十名俄罗斯间谍在过去几年潜入日本，经由那里购买武器组件，避开制裁运往俄罗斯。外国官员已就此发出警告，但日本当局的反应缓慢。

日本首相高市早苗寻求打破日本在二战后所面对的各种国防与安全限制，而设立本土情报机构是关键战略之一，以更有效保卫国家机密、关键科技及抵抗外国影响力工作，尤其中国。

据网安研究机构Citizen Lab的调查， 中国近年设立了伪装成日语新闻频道的网站，以散布亲北京的虚假信息。

日本政府计划设立的新机构预算约4亿零700万美元（约5亿2600万新元），预计今年12月正式运作，初期规模约数百人，包括软件工程师、网络安全分析员和海外联络人员。新机构未来将成为日本情报搜集与分析的核心，协调各政府部门约3万多名情报相关人员的工作。

知情人士透露，美国情报官员在网络防御系统和防范工业间谍活动方面为本提出建议，也在加强外国投资审查和人员运作方面提供指引。

消息也指，德国的外国情报服务主管近期出访东京，探讨日本筹备中的新机构以及如何加强两国之间的情报分享。

澳洲驻日本大使的希勒向《纽约时报》透露，澳洲官员在科技和协调各部门运作及分享情报的策略方面向日本提出建议。

希勒上任前担任澳洲国家情报总长，消息指，高市5月访问堪培拉时，还特别感谢澳洲总理阿尔巴尼斯委任一名拥有情报背景的驻日大使。

These states are ‘ahead of the game’ in bringing down home prices, Trump’s housing chief says

July 14, 2026 7:00am EDT / Fox News

HUD Secretary Scott Turner credits low-tax Sun Belt states with easing rules to improve housing costs

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HUD Secretary names the states ‘ahead of the game’ on affordable housing

Housing Secretary Scott Turner says states embracing pro-development policies are making it easier to build homes and improve affordability.

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Homeownership remains out of reach for many Americans, but Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner reveals some states are making more progress than others.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Turner said Florida and Texas are “ahead of the game” on housing affordability, citing efforts to expand housing opportunities and reduce barriers to new construction.

His comments come as home costs has emerged as a major midterm issue, with elevated mortgage rates, a persistent housing shortage and rising construction costs continuing to put homeownership out of reach for many families.

‘AMERICAN HOUSES ARE FOR AMERICAN PEOPLE’: TRUMP HOUSING CHIEF INSISTS IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN WILL LOWER COSTS

Housing affordability has emerged as a top political and economic issue as many Americans continue to grapple with high home prices and mortgage rates.(Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Against that backdrop, President Donald Trump’s HUD chief argued that increasing housing supply through state and local reforms will be critical to improving affordability, saying the Trump administration is working to reduce regulatory barriers and encourage more homebuilding nationwide.

“Florida is really ahead of the game, in particular when it comes to opportunities, and Texas is doing a great job,” Turner told Fox News Digital from the National Mall last week on one of the final days of the Great American State Fair.

He said states that prioritize housing development and work closely with local communities are better positioned to keep pace with demand.

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Housing experts argue that expanding homebuilding is one of the most effective ways to improve affordability.(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Beyond those two states, Turner said other communities are also making strides.

“Other states are laser focused on this. I was just in Philadelphia and they are dialed in and working very well together,” he said of the Pennsylvania city, addind: “Omaha, Nebraska, they have great collaboration and working relationships.”

The comments align with what homebuilders describe as a key advantage in many fast-growing Southern states.

By easing regulatory hurdles and making it easier to build new homes, states such as Texas and Florida have been better positioned to keep pace with rapid population growth than markets with more restrictive zoning and permitting rules, industry leaders previously told Fox News Digital.

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Low taxes, more jobs, cheaper homes: The formula fueling America’s fastest-growing states

“Those economies are wide open. They are inviting more businesses, they’re generally low-tax states and they’ve made housing a priority,” National Association of Home Builders President and CEO Jim Tobin previously told Fox News Digital.

“They’ve got the land and the will and courage to let builders build in those areas to meet the housing demand for those new jobs.”

The approach has taken on greater importance as Americans continue relocating to lower-tax states, fueling demand for homes in many Sun Belt markets.

Housing experts say states that pair population growth with policies that encourage new construction are generally better positioned to accommodate newcomers without worsening housing shortages or putting additional upward pressure on prices.

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States that prioritize homebuilding and reduce regulatory barriers are generally better positioned to expand housing supply and improve affordability.(Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Turner said the Trump administration is pursuing many of the same strategies he credited in states like Florida and Texas, including reducing regulatory barriers and encouraging new home construction to boost supply and improve affordability.

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“That’s what we’re doing now is easing the regulatory environment, bringing the cost down, raising the supply so builders can build and homeowners can buy,” Turner said.

Amanda Macias covers the intersection of business, economics and politics, with a focus on how policy decisions shape markets, businesses and American workers.

New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium

2026-07-14T09:05:20.225Z / Reuters

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One-year construction ban will apply to data centers using 50 megawatts or more, official says
Backlash against data centers among communities has become a heated political issue
Hochul to pursue legislation to repeal sales ​tax exemption for hyperscale data centers

July 14 (Reuters) – New York became the first U.S. state on Tuesday to ‌halt construction of large new data centers, imposing a one-year moratorium as concerns grow that the facilities driving the artificial-intelligence boom are raising power costs, straining water supplies and burdening local communities.

The moratorium positions New York at the forefront of a growing national debate over how to manage the infrastructure needed to support artificial ​intelligence. While technology companies are racing to build new data centers, lawmakers and regulators in dozens of states are weighing ​measures to limit their effect on electricity grids, utility bills and local communities.

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“As data center development threatens to ⁠hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and create uncertainty for New Yorkers, it’s my responsibility to take action and lead,” ​said Hochul, who said she will also pursue legislation to repeal sales tax exemptions for large data centers.

The construction ban will apply to ​data centers that use 50 megawatts or more of power, officials in the governor’s office said.

During the moratorium, the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation will not issue any discretionary permits not already deemed complete, the governor’s office said.

Instead, Hochul directed state officials to develop a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) to ensure that ​new data centers coming online are being held to “consistent standards,” as well as examine the potential environmental impacts of the construction and operation ​of data centers in the state.

The ban will be lifted once the state finalizes those standards, according to Hochul’s office.

DATA CENTERS SPARK BACKLASH

New York’s legislature ‌last month ⁠passed a bill meant to impose guardrails on data centers, but it has not yet been sent to Hochul’s desk for signing. Officials in her office described the bill as complicated, adding that “it’s going to take some time to work through” with the state legislature.

The expansion of data centers in the U.S. is driving up power demand — and electricity bills — in large swaths of the country, drawing local and ​political backlash.

Only one-in-three Americans approve of the ​fast pace of data-center construction ⁠and most would oppose building one in their own community, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Dozens of state legislatures have introduced bills to rein in the effects of data centers on power bills and ​the environment. New York is the first to enact a full moratorium.

In April, Maine Governor Janet ​Mills vetoed a bill that ⁠would have imposed a similar freeze on those facilities.

As of May, there were more than 12 gigawatts of very large energy-using loads, including data centers, in line to connect to the state’s grid, according to a recent report by the New York independent grid operator. The state has ⁠the eighth-most ​expensive retail price for residential electricity in the country, according to U.S. Energy ​Department data.

While the state’s expensive land and tight power supplies have largely limited data center interest compared to states like Texas and Ohio, New York has attracted some interest ​from the server warehouses.

Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; Additional reporting by Laila Kearney, Courtney Rozen, and Valerie Volocvici; editing by David Gaffen

僧侣化身红娘？韩国寺庙办相亲营抗低生育率

2026年7月14日 18:00 / 联合早报 林慧彦

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“我希望能早点生孩子。原本我想在20多岁中后段就结婚，但一直没有机会谈恋爱。”

面对高压的工作环境以及高昂的生活成本，韩国年轻人就连社交活动都变得奢侈，更不用说谈恋爱，进而结婚生子了。韩国因此长期面临严峻的少子化危机。

自2000年以来，韩国地方政府和民间团体陆续举办各种相亲活动，积极帮助适婚男女牵红线，希望能成功催婚、催生。

就连佛教组织——韩国佛教社会福利财团也操碎了心，过去几年在不同的千年古刹如桐华寺和洛山寺举办相亲营。这种结合快速约会和传统寺庙体验的交友活动，深受年轻人欢迎。

主办方每次会从几千个报名者中精心筛选数十名单身男女，让他们在两天一夜的时间通过蒙眼牵手散步、一起用餐、表演才艺和互赠玫瑰等活动，找寻“对的那个人”。

相亲营其中一名参加者说：“这活动是由寺庙举办的，我觉得经过筛选到这里的男生应该都比较靠谱。”

一名成功配对的参加者提到，他连续两天观察心仪女生的言行举止，发现两人有很多共同点，彼此般配，很自然就走在了一起。

由于主办方严格筛选报名者，最后参与相亲活动的人又有两天时间观察“潜在对象”，因此寺庙相亲的配对成功率达到60%。

这或许还是无法彻底解决韩国人口危机，但这项活动至少为许多年轻人提供了真诚的交友机会。

日本寻求美澳德协助设立二战后首个中央情报机构

2026年7月14日 17:37 / 联合早报

据报，日本领导人近几个月已私下接触美国、澳大利亚和德国等伙伴，就设立一个中央情报机构的技术、人员配置和优先事项寻求建议。 （档案照片）

（东京讯）美国媒体报道，日本正寻求西方盟友协助，准备建立第二次世界大战结束后的首个中央情报机构，以协调目前分散各部门的情报工作，更有效应对外国干预和间谍活动。

《纽约时报》星期一（7月13日）报道，日本领导人近几个月已私下接触美国、澳大利亚和德国等伙伴，就设立情报机构的技术、人员配置和优先事项寻求建议。

日本情报系统长期分散，由国防、外交和警察等部门各自收集和分析情报，却缺乏跨部门共享机制，这使日本特别易受间谍和外国干预活动影响。

据纽时早前报道，数十名俄罗斯间谍在过去几年潜入日本，经由那里购买武器组件，避开制裁运往俄罗斯。外国官员已就此发出警告，但日本当局的反应缓慢。

日本首相高市早苗寻求打破日本在二战后所面对的各种国防与安全限制，而设立本土情报机构是关键战略之一，以更有效保卫国家机密、关键科技及抵抗外国影响力工作，尤其中国。

据网安研究机构Citizen Lab的调查， 中国近年设立了伪装成日语新闻频道的网站，以散布亲北京的虚假信息。

日本政府计划设立的新机构预算约4亿零700万美元（约5亿2600万新元），预计今年12月正式运作，初期规模约数百人，包括软件工程师、网络安全分析员和海外联络人员。新机构未来将成为日本情报搜集与分析的核心，协调各政府部门约3万多名情报相关人员的工作。

知情人士透露，美国情报官员在网络防御系统和防范工业间谍活动方面为本提出建议，也在加强外国投资审查和人员运作方面提供指引。

消息也指，德国的外国情报服务主管近期出访东京，探讨日本筹备中的新机构以及如何加强两国之间的情报分享。

澳洲驻日本大使的希勒向《纽约时报》透露，澳洲官员在科技和协调各部门运作及分享情报的策略方面向日本提出建议。

希勒上任前担任澳洲国家情报总长，消息指，高市5月访问堪培拉时，还特别感谢澳洲总理阿尔巴尼斯委任一名拥有情报背景的驻日大使。

U.S. uses sea drones in combat for first time to attack Iranian naval base, CENTCOM says

July 14, 2026 / 7:39 AM EDT / CBS News

The U.S. military said it used one-way attack sea drones for the first time in combat Sunday in an attack on an Iranian naval port.

In a statement shared Monday, U.S. Central Command said forces used multiple sea surface drones to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the Bandar Abbas Naval Base on Iran’s coast in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first time the weapons had been used in combat operations.

A video released by CENTCOM showed an aerial view of three small sea drones speeding toward a raised dock that appeared to be holding a small submarine and then exploding. It is unclear from the video how much damage was caused, but each explosion sent tall plumes of smoke into the air, and the last blast shown appeared to cause a large fire.

U.S. Central Command released video of what it said was the first use of unmanned sea drones in combat operations, in an attack on an Iranian port, July 13, 2026. CENTCOM

CENTCOM called the attack successful and said it had “degraded Iran’s ability to continue attacking commercial shipping” in the region.

Saronic, a Texas-based weapons manufacturer, said their 24-foot Corsair Autonomous Service Vehicle was used in the attacks, and CENTCOM also said Corsair drones were used.

“We are proud that our technology supported this mission and helped to keep the brave men and women of the U.S. armed forces safe,” Saronic said in a statement posted on social media.

According to the manufacturer’s website, the Corsair is capable of carrying a payload of up to 1,000 pounds more than 1,000 nautical miles with a top speed of 35 knots.

Saronic publicly unveiled the sea drone in October 2024, and in December 2025, it announced a $392 million production contract with the U.S. Navy, which reportedly focused on the Corsair vessel. The Austin-based manufacturer said the weapon was transitioned from prototype to production in under a year.

Drones of all kinds have become hallmarks of modern warfare, rising to prominence particularly in the ongoing war in Ukraine launched by Russia more than four years ago. The attack on Iran shares similarities with Ukraine’s use of sea drones to target Russia’s navy in the Black Sea.

“U.S. forces deployed to the Middle East have employed several new capabilities over the course of the conflict to get the job done. This instance was no different,” CENTCOM spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins told CBS News in a statement. “Quickly equipping our warfighters with cutting-edge capabilities enhances combat effectiveness, which is why operationalizing these new tools remains a U.S. Central Command priority.”

Charlie D’Agata contributed to this report.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/details-on-newest-us-strikes-against-iran/