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Iran drone downing highlights limitations of US unmanned aircraft
US drones have been a key tool in conflicts against insurgent organizations such as the Taliban and the Islamic State group, but Iran‘s downing of one of the aircraft highlights their limitations against more sophisticated adversaries. While drones offer the significant
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Trump: I aborted attack on Iran to save lives
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said yesterday he aborted a military strike to retaliate for Iran’s downing of an unmanned US drone because it could have killed 150 people, signalling he was open to talks with Tehran. An Iranian surface-to-air
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Trump: Iran may have downed drone by mistake
WASHINGTON/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump played down Iran’s downing of a US military surveillance drone yesterday, saying he suspected it was shot by mistake and ‘it would have made a big difference’ to him had the remotely controlled aircraft been
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