MORE: Trump said that the Iranian drone's actions were “the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by Iran” pic.twitter.com/1mhzVOIR67— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) July 18, 2019
I want to apprise everyone of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz today, involving #USSBoxer, a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship. The BOXER took defensive action against an Iranian drone.... pic.twitter.com/Zql6nAUGxF— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2019
Daily Mail: Trump says U.S. Navy destroyed 'provocative and hostile' Iranian drone that flew within 1,000 yards and ignored warnings to retreat
* USS Boxer was traveling through the Strait of Hormuz when an Iranian drone closed on its position in international waters
* U.S. Navy communicated warnings and then brought the drone down after it came within 1,000 yards
* Trump calls it 'provocative and hostile' act and says 'the drone was immediately destroyed'
* Defense Department official said electronic signal-jamming was employed
* U.S. is increasingly concerned about Iran using off-the-shelf commercial drone hardware to conduct maritime surveillance and attacks
* The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, and then to the open ocean
* About one-fifth of the oil on the world's markets is shipped through it
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. Navy has destroyed a drone controlled by Iran, calling the unmanned vehicle's approach of an American ship a 'provocative and hostile' act.
The conflict came in the Strait of Hormuz, the only shipping lane between the Persian Gulf and the open ocean. About one-fifth of the world's oil passes through it.
Trump said at the White House that the USS Boxer, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, 'took defensive action' after the drone strayed to within 1,000 yards.
'The drone was immediately destroyed,' he said, after its operators ignored 'multiple calls to stand down.'
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More News On President Trump's Remarks That The U.S. Navy Has Shot Down an Iranian Drone
Trump says American warship destroyed Iranian drone -- AP
Trump says U.S. Navy 'destroyed' Iranian drone in Gulf -- Reuters
US 'destroyed' Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz, says Trump -- France 24
Trump says US warship has destroyed Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz -- The Guardian
Trump says U.S. Navy ship 'destroyed' Iranian drone -- NBC News
Trump: US warship destroyed Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz -- FOX News
US warship 'takes defensive action', shoots down Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz -- ABC News Online
US Navy Shoots Down Iranian Drone Over Strait Of Hormuz: Trump -- Zero Hedge
USS Boxer Downs Iranian Drone in ‘Defensive Action’ -- USNI News
The US shoots down an Iranian drone, and Trump draws a red line -- Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner
4 comments:
With Iran's new offers and attempts at diplomacy coming after this instead of outrage, I have if this was intentional sacrifice after the article the other week about the US asking for a limited strike to save face.
I have to wonder if this*
Good point if true.
What diplomacy, lift the sanctions and then we'll talk, and missiles aren't up for discussion.
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