Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

#Iran’s IRGC shot down a US drone Thursday morning when it entered southern Iranian airspace, according to the state-run IRNA news agency identifying the drone as an RQ-4 Global Hawk.
CENTCOM spokesman to AP: “There was no drone over Iranian territory.”
apnews.com/e4316eb989d549…

#BREAKING
"U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton high-altitude drone shot down by Iranian surface-to-air missile this evening over Strait of Hormuz in international airspace" - U.S. official to @LucasFoxNews

#Iran IRGC chief Hossein Salami:
Downing of US drone sends a "clear message" to Washington

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#BREAKING
US official considers the downing of the unarmed U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton drone by #Iran, while flying in international airspace, to be an unprovoked attack - @NBCNews

#BREAKING
#Iran attempted to shoot down another drone, but missed - U.S. officials tell @LucasFoxNews

https://twitter.com/LucasFoxNews/status/1141651594838249473

#UPDATE
#Iran's IRGC shot down a U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton drone with a ‘Raad’ medium-range, road mobile surface-to-air missile system over international airspace in the Strait of Hormuz.
Sources: @LucasFoxNews @AP @AFP

#UPDATE
#Iran says the US RQ-4A drone was downed by a "3rd Khordad" air defense system (Iranian copy of Russia's Buk).

@CENTCOM: “Iranian reports that the aircraft was over Iran are false. This was an unprovoked attack on a U.S. surveillance asset in international airspace.”

#UPDATE
Brent crude #oil price up 3.3%

White House meeting to discuss response to #Iran shooting down a U.S. military drone - @kaitlancollins

Iranian surface-to-air missile shot down the drone while operating in int'l airspace over Strait of Hormuz at ~ 11:35 pm GMT on June 19

#BREAKING
Al Arabiya reporting the U.S. decision on a response to #Iran's regime will be “within hours” & U.S. President Donald Trump will meet U.S. military leaders.

U.S. sending naval assets to where the drone was shot near Strait of Hormuz.

https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Brk/status/1141708415074353152

"He believes that we’re getting into a bad space & that his options are running out," Senator Lindsey Graham tells reporters after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump this morning about #Iran.

Via @W7VOA

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#BREAKING
Reports indicate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding an emergency meeting with military leaders to weigh the #Iran situation after the IRGC downed a U.S. military drone over international waters near the Strait of Hormuz.

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#BREAKING
U.S. Congress leaders to receive a briefing soon on the situation with #Iran after Iranian forces shot down a U.S. military drone over int'l waters near the Strait of Hormuz.

#BREAKING
Among the options being proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump is a limited strike targeting the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), according to al-Hadath.

https://twitter.com/AlHadath/status/1141724906398330881

#UPDATE
Several options are being weighed by U.S. President Donald Trump & his administration for a response to the Iranian regime downing a U.S. military drone in int'l airspace over int'l waters, according to Al Arabiya.

https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Brk/status/1141726816178245632

#BREAKING
U.S. President Donald Trump meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan & National Security Advisor John Bolton on #Iran after Iranian units downed a U.S. military drone in int'l airspace over the Strait of Hormuz.
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#UPDATE
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton heading to Israel

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1141730653697978368

#UPDATE
A good breakdown of today's events following #Iran's regime downing a U.S. military drone in int'l airspace over the Strait of Hormuz.

https://twitter.com/Joyce_Karam/status/1141732807154294787

#BREAKING
U.S. decision over a response to #Iran’s downing of an American military drone will be taken after consulting allies, according to Al Arabiya citing a White House official.
english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle…

#BREAKING
"You'll find out soon enough," said U.S. President Donald Trump when asked if the U.S. will carry out a strike against the Iranian regime.
#Iran

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#UPDATE
US President Donald Trump: US drone was flying over international waters and this is scientifically documented.

RQ-4 Global Hawk flying 34km from the nearest point of land on Iranian coast when shot down by IRGC missile, says US Air Forces general.

Via @skynewsarabia

#UPDATE
Pentagon slide indicating location of U.S. military drone in int'l airspace near the Strait of Hormuz & the Iranian SAM site that fire to bring down the valuable military asset.
#Iran

#UPDATE on #Iran
-White House to brief Congress leaders
-Reuters: U.S. military says drone was 34 km from Iran when it was shot down
-IRGC chief says drone was hit by SAM, message sent
-Pentagon releases video of shot down drone over Strait of Hormuz

#UPDATE on #Iran
-Iranian National Security Council chief: Iran does not take Trump nor his statements seriously.
-Iranian IRGC chief taking credit for shooting down U.S. military drone, emphasizing it sends a clear message to America.

#UPDATE on #Iran
-State media releasing images claiming to be the SA missile that shot down the US military drone in int'l airspace near Strait of Hormuz
-Tehran-backed militias in eastern Syria reportedly placed on high alert

#BREAKING
#UPDATE on #Iran
On another front: Yemen/Saudi Arabia
Iran-backed Houthis announce large-scale air attacks using Qasef-2K attack drones & targeting UAVs, military targets at Jazan airport, southern Saudi Arabia.

https://twitter.com/MasirahTV/status/1141764220645761024