President Donald Trump said that the Navy amphibious assault ship USS Boxer shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz//CRIMSON TAZVINZWA//

“The Boxer took defense action against the drone which had closed into a very close distance, approximately a thousand yards, ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship’s crew,” Trump said on Thursday. “The drone was immediately destroyed.”

President Trump says US Navy ship shot down Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz