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US military drone shot down over Yemen, Houthis claim responsibility
Houthi rebels have claimed that drone was shot down by its air defences. A Houthi spokesperson said that missile was ‘developed locally’.
Washington-Tehran brinkmanship is taking Middle East to the abyss
President Trump later said that he had ordered a retaliatory attack on Iran, but held back when he learnt it would kill at least 150 Iranians.
Iranian President Rouhani says White House is 'mentally retarded'
‘Imposing sanctions on Iran's Supreme Leader and commander of Iran's diplomacy is permanent closure of the path of diplomacy,’ Rouhani said.
Moscow says downed US drone was in Iranian airspace
Iran insists the drone violated Iranian airspace near the Strait of Hormuz, but the Pentagon denies it entered Iranian territory.
'Have shot down US drone over our territory,' says Iran
The development comes at a time of heightened tensions between Tehran and US owing to a recent attack on two oil tankers in Gulf of Oman.
US drone kills 14 IS militants in eastern province: Afghan officials
It targeted a meeting of IS commanders planning for a terrorist attack.