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Trump says US Navy destroys Iranian drone in 'defensive action,' escalating tensions in Gulf region

2019-07-19 10:01:05       source:CNBC

July 18, 2019


President Donald Trump said Thursday that a U.S. Navy ship had destroyed an Iranian drone in a “defensive action,” escalating already high tensions in the oil-rich Gulf region.


The USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, took down the drone in the Strait of Hormuz earlier Thursday, Trump said.


The Boxer is part of a group of Navy ships that was in the strait, located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, as part of an increased U.S. military presence in the region.


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