US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier, official says

US fighter jet shoots down Iranian drone amid rising tensions

A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone near an American aircraft carrier, intensifying tensions in the Middle East as diplomatic talks are still on the agenda.

US military shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea

Iran is demanding that talks with the US this week be held in Oman not Turkey, and that the scope be narrowed to two-way talks on nuclear issues only, a regional source said yesterdayy, casting doubt on whether the meeting will go ahead as planned.

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Alec Hogg unpacks a volatile morning on the global stage as the US Navy shoots down an Iranian drone, sending oil and defence stocks climbing.

US shoots down Iranian drone as tensions rise

The United States military shot down an Iranian drone on Tuesday that had approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, officials said, marking a significant escalation amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to resume nuclear talks with Tehran. The Shahed-139 drone, described by the US military as flying “with unclear intent,” was intercepted by an F-35 fighter jet in self-defence, Navy Captain Tim Hawkins said. No US personnel or…

Iranian drone shot down approaching U.S. aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea

President Donald Trump reiterated that the U.S. and Iran are maintaining diplomatic talks, even after an earlier skirmish in the Arabian Sea heightened tensions between the two countries.

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.