Axios: Trump says U.S. shot down Iranian drone near Strait of Hormuz
President Trump said the drone approached within 1,000 yards and ignored calls to stand down.
This action is expected to escalate the tensions between Iran and the U.S.
At start of a D-Day flag ceremony, Pres Trump announced an incident in the Strait of Hormuz in which a US naval vessel fired on and destroyed an Iranian drone that was closing in on the ship and posed a threat. @POTUS said other nations should be on lookout in the same waters. pic.twitter.com/tOUifDlK1b
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 18, 2019
