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posted by martyb on Thursday June 20 2019, @02:35PM   Printer-friendly
from the when-popularity-at-home-lags,-start-a-war dept.

Iran says it's 'completely ready for war' after US official confirms it shot down American drone

In a major provocation, Iran shot down an unarmed and unmanned U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton drone while it was flying in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz Thursday, a U.S. official told ABC News.

The incident is sure to trigger serious discussions within the Trump administration about how to respond to a direct attack on a U.S. military asset that goes beyond recent attacks in the Middle East that the U.S. has blamed on Iran.

Gulf crisis: US confirms drone was shot down by Iranian missile

A US military surveillance drone has been shot down by Iranian forces while flying over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the drone had violated Iranian airspace. But US military said it had been over international waters. IRGC commander-in-chief Maj-Gen Hossein Salami said the downing of the drone sent a "clear message to America" that Iran's borders were its "red line".

It comes at a time of escalating tension between the US and Iran. On Monday, the US defence department said it was deploying 1,000 extra troops to the region in response to "hostile behaviour" by Iranian forces. The US has also accused Iran of attacking two oil tankers with mines last Thursday just outside the Strait of Hormuz, in the Gulf of Oman. Iran rejects the allegation.

Previously: Two Oil Tankers Attacked, US Blames Iran


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  • (Score: 0, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @04:30PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @04:30PM (#858029)

    No, most of the above were started by the Bush duo, father and son.

    God... some people really do live in their own little version of reality.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Hartree on Thursday June 20 2019, @04:46PM

    by Hartree (195) on Thursday June 20 2019, @04:46PM (#858045)

    "God... some people really do live in their own little version of reality."

    Indeed they do.

    Since the first Libyan Civil War started in 2011 it's about as much a stretch to blame it on the Bushes as it is to exonerate Johnson by blaming Vietnam on Eisenhower. There's a kernel of reality there, but it's pretty small.