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The United States destroys an Iranian drone deemed too close to an American ship

International18/07/2012 22:17 CEST | Updated 18/07/2019 23:24 CEST

The drone was above the Strait of Ormuz, a particularly sensitive area in international maritime traffic.

INTERNATIONAL-The United States shot this Thursday, July 18, an Iranian drone above the Strait of Ormuz on Thursday, July 18 because it was dangerously approached by an American ship, announced Donald Trump.Information not confirmed by the Iranian authorities.

According to the American president, the Iranian drone approached less than 1000 meters from the USS boxer ship, which has undertaken "a defensive action"."The drone was destroyed," he said.

The American billionaire noted that the approach of this drone was "the last of the many provocative and hostile actions of Iran against ships operating in international waters".

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"The United States reserves the right to defend its staff, its equipment and its interests and call on all nations to condemn Iran's attempts to disrupt freedom of navigation and international trade," he continued."I also call on other countries to protect their ships that cross the strait and cooperate with us in the future".

“No information”, Iranian side

Asked shortly after when he arrived at the UN headquarters in New York, Iranian diplomacy Mohammad Javad Zarif said that he had "no information on the loss of a drone".

For his part, a spokesperson for Pentagon Jonathan Hoffman confirmed the incident in a press release, adding that he had occurred at 10:00 am in local time (05:30 GMT) while the USS boxer was about to enter the Straitof Ormuz.

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Iran killed an American drone on June 20, which was said to be in its airspace.Donald Trump said two days later that she had canceled strikes against Iran at the last minute to avoid a heavy human assessment, while maintaining his threats of reprisals against Tehéran.

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