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US official says US drone was shot down in international airspace above the Strait of Hormuz, not Iranian airspace, and considers this to be an unprovoked attack. on.msnbc.com/2XweTQE
JUST IN: In first reaction to Iran shooting down US drone, President Trump tweets that "Iran made a very big mistake!" nbcnews.to/2Xu4zbw
President Trump has been briefed on Iran shooting down a US drone, White House official says, and a meeting will be held at the White House this morning to discuss the US response, two admin. officials say - @kwelkernbc / @ckubeNBC
@kwelkernbc @ckubeNBC Outgoing Acting Defense Sec. Shanahan and incoming Acting Defense Sec. Esper, the US Army secretary, plan to attend the White House meeting on Iran shooting down a US drone today, officials tell @NBCNews.
@kwelkernbc @ckubeNBC @NBCNews .@HallieJackson: "Mr. President, will you strike Iran?"

President Trump: The public "will soon find out."
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BREAKING: In tweets, President Trump says US was prepared to retaliate against Iran on 3 sites last night, but when he was advised of potential for “150 people” to be killed, he stopped the strike, saying it would not be proportional to the shooting down of an unmanned US drone.
"I am in no hurry," President Trump added on his decision to cancel retaliatory strikes on Iran last night.

President Trump says of Iran sanctions: "Sanctions are biting & more added last night."
The US government's decision-making on responding to Iran is being done without a Defense secretary, and the acting Defense secretary has been expected to depart that role today after he withdrew from consideration for the permanent role Tuesday.
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1. Iran releases video of their shooting down the United States' RQ-4A, the $180 Million dollar unmanned drone which was patrolling the straights to keep commercial shipping lanes safe from attack.
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Breaking: U.S. military drone shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile in international airspace. This is a significant escalation #narativlive @traciemac_bmore.
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I've just come back from Farnborough where the Home Office and @ADSgroupUK held the Security and Policing Event 2019. Was there to speak about - and see! - counter-#drone tech.
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