Shopping cart
Your cart empty!
US aircraft carrier scrambles fighter jet to down 'aggressive' Iranian drone
A US fighter jet has shot down an Iranian drone that was flying "aggressively" towards an aircraft carrier, the US military has said.
The incident in the Arabian Sea comes as Washington prepares for talks with Tehran later this week. The Shahed-139 drone had approached the USS Abraham Lincoln with "unclear intent" before it was downed by an F-35C fighter launched from the vessel, US military spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins said in a statement on Tuesday.
Capt Hawkins said the aircraft "continued to fly towards the ship, part of a "large armada" deployed in the region, despite de-escalatory measures taken by US forces operating in international waters". No US personnel were harmed, and no equipment was damaged, in the incident, about 500 miles (800km) from Iran's southern coast, he said.
Reports in Iran appeared to dispute the US version of events, as media sources, including the semi-official Fars news agency, said an Iranian drone completed a "surveillance mission in international waters". Hours later, Iranian forces, including a drone, harassed a US-flagged and crewed merchant vessel that was sailing in the Strait of Hormuz.
Two boats carrying Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces, and a Mohajer drone, approached the Stena Imperative "at high speeds, and threatened to board and seize the tanker.
Amir Nisi
Creative and experienced content writer with 6+ years of experience lazy to create unique content strategy for News5 to turn website visitors into customers.
Related to this topic:
AI and Marketing: Unlocking Customer Insights
Feb 22, 2024
