NEW YORK, March 6. /TASS/. The US military has struck an Iranian drone carrier, which caught fire, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

"Today, an Iranian drone carrier, roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier, was struck and is now on fire," CENTCOM said on the X social network.

Earlier, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters the United States had destroyed "the better part" of the Iranian Navy.