A US spy drone retreated from near Iranian airspace after encountering Iranian F-14 fighter jets and reconnaissance drones, Iran’s Nournews quoted the country’s Army Air Force as saying yesterday, according to Reuters.
Iran’s armed forces remain on high alert, prepared for “full-scale defense and a severe counterattack” against enemy interests in the Middle East, Nournews said.
Tensions have mounted between Tehran and Washington as US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would hold Iran responsible for any attacks carried out by the Houthi group in Yemen against Israel-linked vessels in the Red Sea, as his administration expanded the biggest US military operation in the Middle East since Trump returned to the White House.
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