U.S. forces use Hellfire missile to stop ship sailing to Iran; Tehran claims to shoot down drone
Iran claimed to have shot down a U.S. drone on Sunday just hours after American forces fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of a commercial ship trying to circumvent a U.S.-led blockade of the Islamic republic's ports.
TL;DR
- Iran claims to have shot down a U.S. drone.
- The alleged drone downing occurred on Sunday.
- Hours prior, U.S. forces fired a Hellfire missile at a commercial ship.
- The missile targeted the ship's engine room.
- The ship was attempting to circumvent a U.S.-led blockade of Iranian ports.