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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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @06:56PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @06:56PM (#858131)

    Slightly better before, huh? Dude, do you just not care about the tens of millions of people who had no health insurance before the ACA and couldn't afford healthcare at all? Does that simply not matter, or is it all good because some people had health insurance?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @07:25PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @07:25PM (#858148)

    The tens of millions of people not being scammed, who then got scammed? I can tell you are very concerned about that "problem".

  • (Score: 0, Offtopic) by realDonaldTrump on Friday June 21 2019, @05:37AM (2 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Friday June 21 2019, @05:37AM (#858451) Homepage Journal

    Under Trumpcare, EVERY AMERICAN will have access to Medical Care!!!!

    • (Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Friday June 21 2019, @05:50AM (1 child)

      by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Friday June 21 2019, @05:50AM (#858455)

      When, exactly?

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      • (Score: 0, Offtopic) by realDonaldTrump on Friday June 21 2019, @06:12AM

        by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Friday June 21 2019, @06:12AM (#858464) Homepage Journal

        When 117th. Congress meets. That one starts in January, 2021. HUGE Republican majorities in the House & Senate. Trust me, they're going to pass a beautiful new HealthCare bill. Get ready!!!!