the unmanned aircraft returned to its base on thursday president donald trump said the worship the u.s.s. boxer downed an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz trump called a defensive action because it came within 900 metres of the vessel and ignored multiple calls to stand committee halkett is in washington d.c. for reaction from there but 1st we'll cross over to dorsey jabari joining us from the iranian capital tehran to tell us what we should make of that video just released by iranian state television. well there and this is what the iranian revolutionary guards aerospace division is calling hard evidence that what the u.s. president this claim happened did not in fact take place the footage appears to show this drone in the strait of hormuz they say the revolutionary guard says that once the u.s.s. boxer entered the strait of hormuz along with 5 smaller ships accompanying it this standard procedure for them to send their drones to monitor the movements of any ships that enter and that is exactly what took place on thursday morning they sent the surveillance drone to take footage of

in the strait of hormuz today involving u.s.s. boxer and navy amphibious assault ship the boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone which had closed into a very very near distance approximately 1000 yards ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew the drone was immediately destroyed this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters. and was the issue of the drone is still under investigation based on the latest information i received from tehran we have so far absolutely no information about losing a drone well earlier on said it's revolutionary guards detained a foreign tanker and its 12 member crew the vessel was reportedly seized on sunday just south of lark island in the straits of hormuz it's now iran accuses it of smuggling fuel iran's state television released a video showing a u. a based ship that vanished in iranian waters just days ago the u.s. is demanding its release also in jordan has

the president says the u.s.s. boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down. the president said the drone threatened the safety of an american ship and its crew. as you may know, iran shot down a u.s. drone that it said was flying over iran. president trump called off a planned retaliatory air strike at the last minute. let's go to jennifer griffin who is live at the pentagon. jen, do you have more on this? >> well, shep, we're getting details from the pentagon. but you heard the president just moments ago describing the action taken by the u.s.s. boxer which we reported just a little while ago had passed without event through the strait of hormuz into the persian gulf. here's the president moments ago. >> the boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone which had closed into a very, very near distance, approximately 1,000 yards ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's c

claims it shot down of the ship the u.s.s. shot it down iranian say this footage credibly disproves the american claim that one of their drones moved too close to u.s. navy ship the u.s. has stuck to its guns u.s. president tunnel shot today addressed the issue in an event at the oval office when questioned by reporters as to the veracity of the story. we. trump said a drone can't come within a 1000 yards of the assault ship the u.s.s. boxer pictured here and ignored calls to stand down iran has responded with derision the foreign minister suggested that perhaps the u.s. shut down its own drone by mistake. this is the latest scrape between the 2 countries over who is provoking whom in the strait of hormuz on june 20th iran shot down a u.s. drone it said had violated its airspace just days ago the iranian military seized a foreign tanker in the strategic strait saying the ship was smuggling oil they released this footage illegibly showing the incident. the united nations has urged restraint on all sides to avoid an open conflic

. >> reporter: according to the president the u.s.s. boxer shot down an iranian drone which came within a thousand yards of that ship. now, i think this is a new incident the president just disclosed. i haven't been monitoring all the news feeds coming in, but if iran indeed threatened a u.s. warship with a drone, the u.s. took what the president said is defensive action against that drone, that marks a major escalation -- >> go ahead, hans. >> oh, sorry. that marks a major escalation in the relationships in the gulf and what's happening. we don't shoot drones down very frequently. so i think we need to figure out the specific incident the president was talking about and find out more. but the president decided to top off his remarks with something brand-new and disclose something that is quite serious. yasmin? >> so here's the major question because as we well know, iran shot down a u.s. drone that they claim was actually over iranian air space, and there was a lot of back and forth with regards to the intelligence as to where that dro

so, what, now we have to rename all our ships the u.s.s. pizza hut? ( laughter ) yeah, the u.s.s. ( laughter ) >> stephen: now i did not know this, i can't believe i did not know this, you, i found out, worked for the n.s.a. >> i did, yes. >> stephen: that was, once upon a time, the most secretive government organization there was. >> right. >> stephen: okay. what did you do? can you tell me? >> actually, i, like, boxed stuff. i was a contracting specialist. so i bought anything from radar equipment to surveillance equipment to, you know, furniture. >> stephen: did you ever buy office supplies? >> yes. >> stephen: can i ask you something? >> yes. >> stephen: and this is a true story, i was sent this by the n.s.a., it actually has the n.s.a. seal on it right there, this was right after the correspondents dinner in 2016, the n.s.a. sent me this, and it lights up like that, it lights up, and you can put a pen on it and spin it like that. >> right. >> stephen: now, what are the odds there is a recording device in this? ( laughter ) because it's been on my desk for 13 years. ( cheers a

warship the u.s.s. boxer that is currently cruising in the strait of hormuz off the coast of iran shot down this iranian drone they say that was an act of defense they say got dangerously close and as you just mentioned the u.s. president donald trump already responded when he had so that a prime minister. in the white house today and he called this a provocative and hostile action by iran so that shows already the tensions here are running high between the 2 countries he said that the ship that the drone had to be shut down because it posed a serious threat for the people personnel and staff on board for the ship itself and that 3 drone and the people running the drone did not respond to any warning that will send from the united states to iran to stand down in all of this comes at a time of rising tension between iran and the u.s. i mean are we talking about a new level of escalation here. well we are obviously it reminds of the fact that tensions were running high before and that both countries the u

trump said a drone had come within a 1000 yards of the assault ship the u.s.s. boxer pictured here and ignored calls to stand down. iran has responded with derision the deputy foreign minister suggested that perhaps the u.s. shot down its own drone by mistake this is just the latest incident in the strait of hormuz just days ago the iranian military seized a foreign tanker in the strategic strait saying it was smuggling oil they released this footage allegedly showing the incident the united nations has urged restraint on all sides. for more let's bring in our washington correspondent helen humphrey helena it seems we have 2 sides saying 2 different things on the one hand president trump says he has no doubt that the u.s. down to a drone iran still claims its drone returned home safely so is there any proof on either side of what actually happened. well the latest came from iran the iranian revolutionary guard releasing that video on its website which it says is footage captured by that drone is it hovered over the u s s boxer with a timestamp which it said was

boxer now why is that notable that the u.s.s. boxer is sort of the ship that is being kind of focused on right now that's because as part of a wider contingent that was brought in specifically to the region to deter iranian threat so the united states is maintaining at this hour as it has been continually that it has the right to defend its personnel its the syllabi and its interests in the region but the united states is certainly also stating that this is being viewed as sort of a new escalation of tensions that comes as you recall just one month after donald trump came very close to ordering a military strike on iran following the downing of a u.s. drone so when you look at all of this when you pull back you've got not only the strong statements coming from the u.s. president but also farmer his treasury secretary steve cautioning you're paying allies not to extend a financial lifeline to iran that any involvement in the u.s. financial system comes with the understanding that you must abide by u.s. sanctions with respect to ir

president donald trump said a drone had come within a 1000 yards of the u.s.s. boxer and ignored calls to stand down. this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters the united states reserves the right to defend our personnel facilities and interests and calls upon all nations to condemn iran's attempts to disrupt freedom of navigation. and global commerce. iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif who was a new york for u.n. meetings said he could not confirm the possible downing of a drone can we get out of the way of the content of what he could produce a false reading i think. that's what i said we have no if i don't have a tough road have you met her with me to let you know senator paul this is the latest scrape between the 2 countries over who is provoking whom in the strait of hormuz. on june 20th iran shot down a u.s. drone and said had violated its airspace just days ago the iranian military seized a foreign tanker in this strategic strait saying the ship was smuggling oil and the

on the say president trump said the warship the u.s.s. boxer had brought down an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz amid to heighten tensions between the 2 countries turkey has launched air strikes on the kurdish region of northern iraq in response to the killing of one of its diplomats strides targeted a p.k. k. stronghold where the killer is thought to have fled to turkey his deputy consul general was shot dead on wednesday. one of 4 u.s. congresswoman targeted by donald trump's racist comments has hit back saying she won't be intimidated by the president. comments came a day after president supporters chanted send her back during a campaign where. hundreds of thousands. demonstrators have been marching in sudan's capital to remember the more than 200 people who were killed in protests since december the country's military jinja and an ally of opposition groups are yet to sign a cult situational deal that would determine functions of the sovereign council on wednesday an accord was signed creating a transitional power sharing body re

others say donald trump said the more ship u.s.s. boxer had brought down an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz and made increasing tensions between the 2 countries. turkey has launched air strikes on the kurdish region of northern iraq in response to the killing of one of its diplomats airstrikes targeted a p.k. k. strong where the killer is thought to have fled. general was shot dead on wednesday . one of 4 u.s. congresswoman targeted by donald trump's racist comments has hit by saying she will not be intimidated by the president. comments came a day after trump supporters chanted send her back at a campaign rally. hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have marched in sudan's capital to remember the more the. 200 people have been killed in protests since december the country's military genter and an opposition alliance are yet to sign a constitutional deal that would determine the functions of a sovereign council on wednesday an accord was signed which creates a transitional power sharing body for a limo hammett has more. the. a

involving u.s.s. boxer and navy amphibious assault ship the boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone which had closed into a very very near distance approximately $1000.00 yards ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew the drone was immediately destroyed this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters how diplomatic at the james bay is reports on how the increased tensions between the u.s. and iran a seen by diplomats at the u.n. in new york. foreign minister what do you make of the truth you shot in riyadh. no question about losing control here possibly going over the iranian foreign minister's brief comments came as he arrived at the united nations for a meeting with the secretary general to discuss the current crisis. that's what i said you know you imagine the last drop today have you met mama job and zarif has spent the week in new york his movements while h

the "u.s.s.oxer" destroyed an iranian drone. >> "the boxer" took defensive action against an iranian droeb ten j and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew. the drone was immediately destroyed. >> trump said it happened over the strait of hormuz. critical passage way for trade, oil and gas. cnn's fred pleitgen is tracking the latest live from berlin. are we learning more details? what are we hearing from iran on all of this? >> yeah, we are hearing, jessica, some more details from the u.s. military. it was a detachment of the marines that were on board the." uss side of things. the iranians coming out with their version of things. quite remark ablg. they reacted to something specifically said by the president. i want to read you a statement from iran's military forces. contrary to trump's delusional and groundless claim, all drones in the persian gulf and strait of hormuz, this is key now, including the one mentioned by the u.s. president have returned so i have acknowledging

notable that the united states is maintaining that this drone in fact came within 900 metres of the u.s.s. boxer why is this important while the u.s. boxer is part of sort of a larger contingent that had been brought into the area to in the words of the united states deter iranian threat so this is significant is being viewed as a significant escalation of tensions from the standpoint of the united states it is calling once again on its allies to condemn iran to protect its own ships in this very important commercial waterway and also reiterating that it has the right to defend its personnel and interests in the region now this is significant given the fact that you have to remember just one month ago sammy the united states was considering potentially a strike on iran as a result of the downing of a u.s. drone so in the midst of all of this the united states continues to consider potentially even more tough economic sanctions and we've also have those very strong words of caution by the treasury secretary steve minutia into the united states partners particularly in the european union ca

that the unmanned aircraft returned to its base on thursday president all trump said the warship the u.s.s. boxer a downed an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz. south africa's corruption watchdog has found president cyril ramaphosa deliberately misled parliament over campaign donations from a post called the findings against him unfortunate meanwhile the former south african president jacob zuma had withdrawn from a corruption inquiry but has now decided to take part. in turkey has launched airstrikes on the kurdish region of northern iraq as it hunts down a suspect in the killing of a diplomat turkey's deputy consul general was shot dead on wednesday by a gunman believed to be a member of the armed group. libya's high council of state says warlords 44 have to his forces are planning more attacks on the capital tripoli has been trying to capture the libyan capital since april the council says have to it is backed by france the u.a.e. and egypt it released a statement saying this the council eagerly considers the intelligence information received which proves that certain states are pro

i want to apprise every one of an incident in the strait of hormuz today involving the u.s.s. boxer and navy amphibious assault ship the boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone. which had closed into a very very near distance approximately $1000.00 yards ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew the drone was immediately destroyed this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters. south africa's corruption watchdog has found president serum opposed to deliberately misled parliament the allegations center around the campaign donation by the company. to run the poses 2017 presidential campaign the president denied knowledge of the $35000.00 donation when he was asked about it parliament last year from either miller explains what this could mean for the embattled president certainly finds itself in a very sticky situation the findings by the public protector based on a constitutional mandate are binding and what happens next is after she said

that the unmanned aircraft returned to its base on thursday president donald trump said the worship u.s.s. boxer downed in the rain and drone in the strait of. south africa's corruption watchdog has found president deliberately misled parliament over campaign donations call the findings again unfortunate the former south african president jacob zuma had withdrawn from a corruption inquiry but has now decided to take part. in libya says warlords 24 have to his forces backed by france the united arab emirates and egypt are planning more attacks on tripoli has been trying to capture in the libyan capital since april. the netherlands has accepted it is partially responsible for the deaths of $350.00 bosnian muslims in the 1995 massacre the supreme court said dutch peacekeeping forces could have allowed the men to remain at a un safe haven during the war but the court also reduced the blame put it put on the state saying peacekeepers could have been overrun by bosnian serb forces earlier my colleague martin denis spoke to. he's a researcher at the netherlands institute for war holocaust and ge

of video or any photos of the device that apparently was threatening the safety of the crew of the u.s.s. boxer but it is important to note that beyond that statement there doesn't seem to be any ratcheting up of the rhetoric from the trumpet ministration about this incident beyond the reiteration that it's up to the iranians to change their international posture and to try to be more diplomatic and more willing to heat the concerns of the united states and its allies. and that doesn't seem to be happening though obviously from an iranian side so how worried do you think not just the u.s. administration is but just the general beyond it about a possible further ratcheting up of tensions between the 2 countries. well certainly the u.s. is a very concerned about what it considers iran's quote maligned behavior and that's the u.s. government's language not mine certainly there has been talk in recent weeks about establishing a sort of patrol service for. commercial vessels us sailing in and out of the gulf how this would differ from an ongoing a joint task force number 50 that has been cond

yesterday the u.s.s. boxer navy assault ship entered the persian gulf and reportedly engaged the drone around 10:00 a.m. local time. the 2000 marine crew had been training previously in the arabian sea. in a statement the pentagon said the drone was within threatening range causing the navy to take defensive action. the boxer was traveling in international waters at the time of the event. the incident comes as iran said yesterday it seized a foreign oil tanker. as for iranian reaction the head of the revolutionary guard said the come nander did not mention the downing of any drone in his remarks. today they're denying any knowledge of the encounter at all with the u.s.s. boxer. >> the issue of the drone is still under investigation. based on the latest information i have received from tehran we have so far no information about losing a drone. >> the denial from iran's foreign minister takes pressure off iranians to respond directly to this incident amid heightened tensions in the middle east. >> bill: tha

their own ships i want to approach every one of an incident in the strait of hormuz today involving u.s.s. boxer and navy amphibious assault ship. the boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone. which had closed into a very very near distance approximately $1000.00 yards ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew the drone was immediately destroyed this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters. well iran's foreign minister says he's not aware of losing a drone arthur matic editor james space has more from the united nations. foreign minister what do you make of the truth you sure do we have. no information about losing control here possibly going over the iranian foreign minister's brief comments came as he arrived at the united nations for a meeting with the secretary general to discuss the current crisis. that's what i said you know you mentioned the last drop to have you met mom a job and zarif has spent the week in new york his movements while here

safely to base denying any have been destroyed by the us on thursday president trump said the warship u.s.s. boxer had brought down an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz amid heightened tensions between the 2 countries trump is calling it a defensive action because the drone came within a 1000 yards of the vessel and ignored multiple calls to stand down is calling on other countries to condemn terror on and to work with the u.s. to protect shipping in the gulf i want to apprise every one of an incident in the strait of hormuz today involving u.s.s. boxer and navy amphibious assault ship the boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone. which had closed into a very very near distance approximately 1000 yards ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew the drone was immediately destroyed. this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters more now from our diplomatic editor james base at the united nations. foreign minister what do you make of the drove to show

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involving u.s.s. boxer and navy amphibious assault ship the boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone which had closed into a very very near distance approximately $1000.00 yards ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew the drone was immediately destroyed this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters. more now on the situation between the united states and iran from our diplomatic editor james bays. foreign minister what do you make of the drone you shot in riyadh road here no question about losing control here possibly going over the iranian foreign minister's brief comments came as he arrived at the united nations for a meeting with the secretary general to discuss the current crisis. that's what i said you know you mentioned about the last drop have you met mama job and zarif has spent the week in new york his movements while here severely limited by unpreced

iran released some of that video today but denied the "u.s.s.er" brought down one of those drones by electronically jamming its flight controls. norah, that downing of the iranian drone was a minor incident, which might have gone unnoticed had not the president announced it. but seizing a british tanker, a ship operated by america's closest ally, is a major escalation of what is an already-tense confrontation. jo o'donnell: and david joins us tonight as he is traveling with the top u.s. military commander for the middle east, general ieank mckenzie. and so david, what do you think the u.s. is going to do about it? >> reporter: well, we happen to be in afghanistan right now where it is the middle of the night, but i can still see officers on his staff coming and going from meetings. what happens next is complicated by the fact that iran is now holding the crew hostage, but the u.s. military is not taking this as just another case of iran causing trouble. >> o'donnell: david martin, thu.t anmerican citizen is facing federal terrorism charges. he's

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involving u.s.s. boxer and navy amphibious assault ship the boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone which had closed into a very very near distance approximately $1000.00 yards ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew the drone was immediately destroyed this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters so that is how the u.s. president is describing that incident our white house correspondent kelly healthcare is joining us from washington d.c. so strong statements by the u.s. president on what apparently happened in the strait of hormuz is the see and over in the u.s. as a renewed escalation of tensions between iran and america. yeah there's no question that that's how it's being viewed and on friday the white house is continuing to make it clear that it deserves the right to defend its interests that it will destroy any iranian drone that is flying to close to un

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president trump: it involved u.s.s. boxer and navy sa navy y amfibious assault ship. >> officials say the drone had come within a threatening distance of the u.s.s. boxer while it was operating within international waters. president trump: this is one of many provocative and hostile actions taken by iran on ships in international waters. the u.s. calls upon all nations to condemn iran's attempts to disrupt freedom of navigation and global commerce. >> a u.s. official tells fox news marines took down that drone with an electronic jamming device. iran acknowledged it seized a small tanker rawrnl officials said was smuggling fuel. the u.s. has accused iran of attacking tankers in the area. last month iran shot down an american drone the united states said was operating in international air space. the administration is maintaining its sanctions campaign against iran. vice president mike pence tweeted, the united states will not stand idlive by while the iranian militia straight ahead terror. return is demanding the use the

on thursday president trump said the warship u.s.s. boxer had brought down an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz and made heightened tensions between the 2 countries president trump is calling it a defensive action because the drone came within a 1000 jobs of the vessel and ignored multiple calls to stand down he's calling on other countries to condemn terror and to work with the u.s. to protect shipping. i want to apprise every one of an incident in the strait of hormuz today involving the u.s.s. boxer and navy amphibious assault ship the boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone. which had closed into a very very near distance approximately $1000.00 yards ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew the drone was immediately destroyed this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters. and the iranian foreign minister says he's not aware of losing a drone is that diplomatic editor james bass at the u

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u.s.s. boxer has shot down an iranian drone over the strait of hormuz, new incident being reviewed by the president. he says u.s.s. boxer acted defensively against an iranian drone, calling for everyone to act defenseively in that region. another provocation from the iranian side, the president says, and represents another flashpoint in that ongoing series of tension we've seen in the persian gulf the past month or so between the united states and iran vital oil shipping route through that region. that's an area that gets a whole lot of attention any time anything is shot down. the president within the past couple of minutes saying the u.s.s. boxer shot down an iranian drone earlier today. wilfred back to you. >> wti oil prices about a percent in the last hour or so they are down 3% on the day, now down 2% on the day i guess this offsets a more positive tone out of mike pompeo a few days ago. >> sure. that's right if you remember, the president backed off of a planned military strike that wa

trump said a drone had come within a 1000 yards of the assault ship the u.s.s. boxer pictured here and ignored calls to stand down. iran has responded with derision the deputy foreign minister suggested that perhaps the u.s. shot down its own drone by mistake. this is just the latest incident in the strait of hormuz just days ago the iranian military seized a foreign tanker in the strategic street saying it was smuggling oil they released this footage allegedly showing the incident the united nations has urged restraint on all sides. let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world saudi arabia's king solomon has approved hosting u.s. forces in his country that's according to reports by saudi state media the u.s. defense department confirmed the move as well saying it would deploy troops there as a deterrent against unnamed threats. benjamin netanyahu today becomes israel's longest serving prime minister he spent over 13 years in office but now he faces fresh elections and is under threat of possible corruption charges netanyahu is

more incidents you have like the seizure of these tankers and the shootdown of the drone by the u.s.s. boxer, the higher the potential forness calculation on somebody's part. >> i'm going to come out and say it. that's my impression judging from everything i have heard from the iranians. all the indications i have seen. they want this president out of office. they think having war with iran would actually create an environment that would make this president far more disfavorrable to the united states -- disfavorrable to the u.s. voters. it would be bad for the u.s., it would be bad for iran and bad for the world. >> they want to get right up to the line. they want to get right up to that line. and they don't know where that line is. there is concern about how people miscalculated a particular decision. the primary reason for that, i think they understand this is not just about us. they seat british tanker, they are threatening global order. and they are threatening a reactional shift. and i don't think they are going to go that route. they definitely want to have negotiations. right n