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U.S. Warship 'May Have' Brought Down A 2nd Iranian Drone, General Says

"We are confident we brought down one drone; we may have brought down a second," CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said on Tuesday during an interview with CBS News.
The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer may have taken down more than one Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz, according to a senior U.S. general.

The U.S. Navy warship that the Pentagon says brought down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz last week may also have brought

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