The US military said it shot down an Iranian drone that “aggressively approached” an American aircraft carrier 500 miles from Iran’s southern coast on Tuesday, an incident that risks escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.
In a separate incident hours later, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces threatened to board and seize a US-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
The approaches from Iranian drones and IRGC gunboats risk antagonising US President Donald Trump, who has been weighing taking military action against Iran. Officials from the two countries are planning to meet for talks on Friday about Iran’s nuclear programme and other issues.
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