From the Liveblog of
Saturday, December 2, 2023
US carrier group in Mideast intercepts Iranian drone
The US military says it intercepted an Iranian drone “operating in an unsafe and unprofessional manner” in the Persian Gulf.
In a tweet, the US Central Command says planes from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Air Wing, which was dispatched to the region to deter Israel’s adversaries, intercepted the drone during carrier flight operations.
Aircraft from Dwight D Eisenhower Carrier Air Wing intercepts an Iranian UAV operating in an unsafe and unprofessional manner during aircraft carrier flight operations in the Arabian Gulf. The U.S. Navy will continue to fly and sail where international law allows. pic.twitter.com/66ojHTkrMS
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 2, 2023
“The U.S. Navy will continue to fly and sail where international law allows,” it says.
