Trump says U.S. warship destroyed Iranian drone
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
Trump says it’s the latest “hostile” action by Iran. He’s calling on other countries to condemn what he says are Iran’s attempts to disrupt the freedom of navigation and global commerce in the strategic waterway in the Persian Gulf region.
Trump says the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down.
The president says the drone threatened the safety of the American ship and its crew.
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How much longer is this madness going to go on?
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In a statement about the incident, Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said a drone approached the USS Boxer at around 10 a.m. local time and that the ship was in international waters, sailing in "an inbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz."
Hoffman described the drone as a "fixed wing unmanned aerial system (UAS)."
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/18/743192606/u-s-navy-ship-destroys-iranian-drone-over-strait-of-hormuz
