US Fighter Jet Downs Iranian Drone

The U.S. military downed an Iranian Shahed-139 drone that aggressively approached the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, approximately 500 miles from Iran’s coast. An F-35C fighter jet shot down the drone in self-defense after it ignored de-escalatory measures from U.S. forces. No injuries or damage to U.S. equipment occurred during the incident, which follows heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. amid ongoing political issues in Iran.

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