Washington, March 6 -- The United States military has targeted an Iranian ship, characterised as a "drone carrier", which is reportedly "is now on fire" following a maritime engagement.

The strike was confirmed by US Central Command (CENTCOM) through a statement on X, occurring as the combined US-Israeli military offensive against Iran reaches its seventh day.

In its communication, CENTCOM asserted that "US forces aren't holding back on the mission to sink the entire Iranian Navy." The command further detailed the scale of the vessel, describing the targeted drone carrier as "roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier."

While the exact location of the naval engagement was not specified in the official post, the military command releas...