US official says US drone was shot down in international airspace above the Strait of Hormuz, not Iranian airspace, and considers this to be an unprovoked attack.
for the Cabinet position, President Donald Trump said. The president said Secretary of the Army Mark Esper, a former Raytheon executive, will take Shanahan's place as acting defense secretary.that outlined a series of alleged domestic violence incidents within Shanahan's family. Shanahan said in a statement that it was"unfortunate" that details from the Post story were"dredged up." He said that continuing with the confirmation process would harm his children.
Earlier this week, Central Command said in a statement that a U.S. MQ-9 drone was shot down over Yemen on June 6 by what it thinks was a Houthi SA-6 surface to air missile. “The altitude of the engagement indicated an improvement over previous Houthi capability, which we assess was enabled by Iranian assistance,”Central Command also said this week that on June 13 “a modified Iranian SA-7 surface-to-air missile” attempted to shoot down a different drone of the same type that had arrived to monitor one of the ships damaged in the Gulf of Oman in the incident involving the two tankers.
Courtney Kube reported from Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Ali Arouzi from Tehran and Phil Helsel from Los Angeles.Courtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
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