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Today iranian state television also released this video showing what it claims is the wreckage of the large u.s. navy drone that was shot down. it's the second time in a week iranian forces have fired on u.s. drones. this iranian video shows the advance surface-to-air missile used to shoot down the high altitude american drone worth more than $100 million. it has a swing span the size of a boeing 737. late last night the faa issued a notice to airmen prohibiting u.s. aircraft from flying over the persian gulf. commercial aircraft that is and the gulf of oman. the area where iran shot down the ...

Iran shoots down a u.s. military drone in a, quote, clear message. the united states, the country says it does not want war but it is ready for war. the u.s. says the drone was hit by a missile in international airspace in a critical place right over the strait of hormuz disputing iran's reports that the aircraft was actually over iran at that point. that's the same stretch of water where two tankers were attacked last week. >> to be clear, this is not a small drone. the global hawk is thereply 50 feet long, has a swing span of nearly 130 feet. it is the largest drone aircraft in the united st...

This meeting will probably be a time, a discussion about specific actions. let me say three things. number 1, there's no question based on what i heard about the intelligence. it was international airspace. i think that's what the other countries of the world believe. number 2, this is not a little drone like a household drone. this is a big -- the size of an u.s. airline in terms of swing span. this is a significant drone that didn't have people on. >> neil: you think they knew this, that it was a drone? >> that's what we're hearing. it was high altitude. that makes it worse. >> neil: yeah. >...

The drone has a swing span of a boeing 737 and cost $180 million. iran says this was meant to send a clear message to washington. >> those that defend the borders of iran will react in a total and decisive way by any foreign elements on our land. our borders are our red line. >> as for the american red line, the pentagon says there will be a response if u.s. forces are targeted. there's a concern that if a larger conflict erupts, key allies could be threatened. israel faces threats in hezbollah and lebanon. netanyahu called on the international community to stand together against iranian aggre...

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