US says shot down Iran drone that approached aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea

· France 24

A US stealth warplane shot down an Iranian drone that "aggressively" approached an American aircraft carrier as it sailed in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, a US military spokesman said. The incident occurred with the carrier about 800 kilometers from Iran's coast, and came on the same day that American forces responded to Iranian boats that threatened to board a US-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah reports from Tehran.

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