US military shoots down Iranian drone approaching USS Abraham Lincoln in Arabian Sea, official says

The U.S. subject changeable down an unmanned Iranian drone Tuesday aft it "aggressively approached a U.S. Navy craft bearer with unclear intent," a U.S. Central Command spokesperson told Fox News.

"USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was transiting the Arabian Sea astir 500 miles from Iran’s confederate seashore erstwhile an Iranian Shahed-139 drone unnecessarily maneuvered toward the ship," the spokesperson added.

The USS Abraham Lincoln sails successful the Pacific Ocean successful this photograph released successful August 2024. (U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel Kimmelman)

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