U.S. drone shot down by Iran in international space, U.S. officials say

A U.S. drone was shot down in international airspace above the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, U.S. Central Command said, contradicting a claim by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard that it had struck the aircraft after it entered Iranian airspace.

The news comes amid rising tensions in the region, with American officials blaming Iran for what they said was an attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week. Iran has denied any involvement.

A Central Command spokesman, Capt. Bill Urban, said in a statementthat a surface-to-air missile hit...