US downs Iranian drone near aircraft carrier, gunboats approach US-flagged tanker

Iranian Shahed-139 drone shot down by F-35 jet over Arabian Sea • In separate incident, six Iranian gunboats approach US-flagged oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

An F-35 stealth fighter shot down an Iranian drone flying toward a US Navy aircraft carrier

A defense official said the drone's intent was unclear. It was shot down after it "unnecessarily maneuvered" toward the carrier.

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US says its jet shot down Iranian drone near aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in Arabian sea

A US F-35C fighter jet shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone after it flew aggressively toward the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. The incident came amid tensions as US forces also thwarted an attempted Iranian move to board a US-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

US shoots down Iranian drone that ‘aggressively’ approached an aircraft carrier, military says

The White House says talks between special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian officials are still planned after a Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.

U.S. military says it shot down Iranian drone that 'aggressively approached' aircraft carrier

U.S. Central Command said the drone approached the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea with "unclear intent."