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For weeks now,
the world has been watching to see whether Donald Trump will order military strikes on Iran.
Yesterday,
an Iranian drone was shot down as it approached an American aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.
A US military spokesman said the drone was approaching, quote, aggressively and with unclear intent.
And this comes as the US continues to build up a military presence in the region,
and tensions are high between Washington and Tehran.
And by the way, there's another beautiful armada floating beautifully toward Iran right now.