US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea
TL;DR
The US says an Iranian drone aggressively approached the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea and was shot down by an F-35C in self-defence, with no injuries or damage reported as tensions with Iran persist; talks between the US and Iran were planned later in the week.
- US says it shot down Iranian drone flying towards aircraft carrier BBC
- U.S. shoots down suspected Iranian drone that approached aircraft carrier The Washington Post
- US says shot down Iran drone that approached aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea France 24
- U.S. military shoots down Iranian drone that 'aggressively approached' aircraft carrier CNBC
- U.S. Fighter Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Amid Heightened Tensions The New York Times
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