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U.S. Navy Ship Destroys Iranian Drone Over Strait Of Hormuz

President Trump says the drone had closed to approximately 1,000 yards of the U.S. warship, "ignoring multiple calls to stand down."
The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), seen here in a 2016 U.S. Navy photo, shot down an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump said.

A U.S. Navy warship called the USS Boxer shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump said, adding, "The drone was immediately

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