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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
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @05:27PM
No, the system has repeatedly beaten down all protests and the control over mass media has marginalized every protest that actually gets some traction. I've heard about soooo many large protests only after they've been done for a while.
Vietnam broke the US in more ways than one. Even after MLK was assassinated the black community still tried to keep going, but the corrupt feds did them in. The lesson was clear, stand up to the powers-that-be and get murdered or imprisoned. Best case? Have your life and reputation ruined.
It will only stretch so far before the system breaks down and people are so desperate that the threatened consequences no longer matter. I really really hope we can fix the country before we get to the truly nasty parts, but as this site amply proves we have not reached a level of unification where we can get cohesive action.
I'm pretty sure there are some users around here that think the current immigrant concentration camps are totally fine cause "they're illegals!" as if that justifies human rights violations. The wheel of history is turning round again and there is nothing the average person is able to do about it. Get a big enough group to protest? It won't make the news and the officials fall back on "just following the legally issued orders" and the wheel keeps grinding. We have no mechanism for popular discontent, simply a very lengthy and easily subverted voting process.