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US shoots down Iranian drone near carrier as Gulf tensions worry India

Tensions between Iran and the United States escalated sharply this week after the US military shot down an Iranian drone that it said approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in an aggressive manner in the Arabian Sea. The development has drawn attention in New Delhi as well, given India’s heavy dependence on energy imports and trade routes that pass through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, areas now witnessing renewed military activity and diplomatic strain.

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US shoots down Iranian drone near carrier as Gulf tensions worry India

Tensions between Iran and the United States escalated sharply this week after the US military shot down an Iranian drone that it said approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in an aggressive manner in the Arabian Sea. The development has drawn attention in New Delhi as well, given India’s heavy dependence on energy imports and trade routes that pass through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, areas now witnessing renewed military activity and diplomatic strain.

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US shoots down Iranian drone near carrier as Gulf tensions worry India

US shoots down Iranian drone near carrier as Gulf tensions worry India

US shoots down Iranian drone near carrier as Gulf tensions worry India

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