Iran Escalates Tensions With US, Sending Gunboats To Harass US Tanker and Drone To Confront US Aircraft Carrier
Middle East,Iran,Iran Negotiations,Iran Nuclear Deal,Iran Deal,Donald Trump,Protests,Foreign Policy
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Iran escalated tensions with the United States on Tuesday, harassing a U.S.-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz hours after sending a drone toward a U.S. aircraft carrier—an aggressive move that ended with an American fighter jet shooting the drone down.
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