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Gulf tensions rise as US downs Iranian drone

The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer shot down an Iranian drone that US President Donald Trump said had come dangerously close to it, adding to tensions in the Gulf

Tensions in the Gulf region mounted Thursday as US President Donald Trump said an Iranian drone was destroyed after threatening an American naval vessel at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz.

It was the first US military engagement with Iran following a series of increasingly serious incidents.

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