A U.S. fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone as it approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command.

The US has shot down an Iranian drone that was “aggressively” approaching its aircraft carrier in the Middle East, the military has said.

In a separate incident on Tuesday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces threatened to board and seize a U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed merchant vessel transiting near the Strait of Hormuz...