The Department of Defense has released a video it says shows the smoke trail of the US military drone being shot down by Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most vital shipping routes.
Tehran, Iran Iran shot down a United States military drone on Thursday, further escalating the already volatile situation playing out between Washington and Tehran in the Middle East.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it had shot down an"intruding American spy drone" after it entered into the country's territory Thursday. A US official confirmed to CNN a drone had been shot down, but said the incident occurred in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most vital shipping routes.
Here's why there's rising tension between the US and Iran 01:30Iran has previously been accused of targeting US drones.In the hours before the attack on the two tankers earlier this month, the Iranians spotted a US drone flying overhead and launched a surface-to-air missile at the unmanned aircraft, a US official told CNN.In 2014, the Iran's armed forces revealed what it claimed was a copy of a stealth American drone"commandeered" by Tehran in 2011.
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