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U.S. Has Evidence That Iranian Drone Was Destroyed, Senior Official Says

President Trump said a U.S. Navy warship took down the drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. But Iranian has denied that it lost a drone.
The U.S. can prove that the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer destroyed one of Iran's drones, a senior Trump administration official says. The Boxer is seen here last month, during a replenishment rendezvous.

Updated at 11:15 a.m. ET

The U.S. government has evidence that the USS Boxer destroyed an Iranian drone that was said to have come close to the Navy ship on Thursday, according to a senior

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