Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it attacked a remotely operated U.S. drone boat attempting to enter a protected area of the Strait of Hormuz, following its claimed ballistic-missile fire at a U.S. aircraft carrier and Navy destroyer. U.S. Central Command said the warships evaded the missiles and no personnel were injured. The United States struck three Iranian crude carriers, with the latest account describing M/T Downy and M/T Stark 1 as permanently disabled and M/T Kylo as destroyed and later sunk, while an earlier Centcom statement said all three had sunk. Iran also said it attacked three tankers in the strait and three U.S.-affiliated vessels elsewhere. Middle East crude exports in August were 39% below January and February levels, TankerTrackers said, underscoring pressure on Gulf energy flows. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held talks with Turkish and Saudi counterparts on regional developments and diplomatic initiatives as Iran called the U.S. strikes an attack on its sovereignty. The contacts were viewed as crisis-management efforts, although no specific diplomatic outcome was announced; perceived odds of U.S.-Iran peace talks by the end of September rose modestly but remained low.