18 JULY 2019 • 8:36 PM

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a US warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries.

Mr Trump said the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down.


The President called it the latest "hostile" action by Iran and urged other countries to condemn what he says are Iran's attempts to disrupt the freedom of navigation and global commerce in the strategic waterway in the Persian Gulf region.

He said the drone threatened the safety of the American ship and its crew.

Iran recently shot down a US drone that it said was flying over Iran.


Trump called off a planned retaliatory airstrike at the last minute, citing the number of potential casualties.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/18/us-shoots-iranian-drone-straits-hormuz-says-trump/amp/

When will these Iran US Poo get real, tired of hearing shity stories

Tensions are escalating in the Gulf region..
The strait of Hormuz is an international space -US
The strait is ours- Iran
I wonder why other influential countries are quiet on this issue

I just pray the drone was unmanned, to prevent children, men and women from suffering the consequences of some decisions.

SadiqBabaSani:
When will these Iran US Poo get real, tired of hearing shity stories

Never pray for such.. war is not a joke o..both countries will suffer it. Trump should have respected the nuclear deal, there are times you need to back down

Americans did a very big mistake of allowing a mentally unstable man like Trump near the Whitehouse,what even annoys me the most is that most ignorant fellows on nairaland who knows nothing about international politics likes to lick his ass. Pulling out of the signed nuclear deal was one of the most stupid decisions by Trump, even if their where certain areas he was not comfortable with as regards the deal all he should have done was to renegotiate it instead of pulling out totally.

Up trump.down iran

I love usa.can still remember how the 3rd infantry division overran Iraq