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