US shoots down Iranian drone flying towards aircraft carrier, navy says

Shahed-139 said to have approached USS Abraham Lincoln with unclear intent' in lead-up to expected US-Iran talks on Tehran's nuclear programme

The US military says it shot down an Iranian drone that aggressively" approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.

The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying toward the carrier with unclear intent" when an F-35 fighter jet shot it down, US Central Command said on Tuesday.