The incident comes as the American military presence in the region has increased to counter air threats and secure shipping routes, and tensions between Washington and Tehran have entered a new phase.
Reacting to recent events, CENTCOM commander Gen. Brad Cooper stressed that Iran's continued nuisance and threats in international waters and airspace would no longer be tolerated. CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins outlined details of today's two military confrontations. According to the report, on February 3, an American F-35C fighter downed it after an Iranian Shahd-139 drone with an invasion mode headed toward the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.
