IRAN fired a surface-to-air missile at a US drone before a pair of oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman, according to the latest reports.
The same official said just days prior to the attack, a US reaper drone was shot down in the Red Sea by an alleged Iranian missile fired by Houthi rebels.He said: “Iran is lashing out because the regime wants our successful maximum pressure campaign lifted.
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