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US downs two Iranian drones targeting Hormuz shipping traffic

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US downs two Iranian drones targeting Hormuz shipping traffic

The US military said late Saturday it downed two Iranian attack drones threatening Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic in the latest clash between the warring forces in the Middle East. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

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The US military said late Saturday it downed two Iranian attack drones threatening Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic in the latest clash between the warring forces in the Middle East. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Two projectiles were shot from Lebanon at Israeli territory, the Israeli military said, challenging the newly announced ceasefire. Elsewhere, one person was killed in a shooting in Israel. Iran’s top negotiator on Sunday threatened US assets in the Middle East region after Israel conducted airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the strikes turned US bases into “legitimate targets”. The United States military shot down two Iranian one-way attack drones that threatened maritime traffic over the Strait of Hormuz in the latest test of a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East conflict.

Deutsche Welle English reported the story as "Middle East: Shaky Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire tested." Daily Mail US reported the story as "US forces shoot down two Iranian one-way attack drones that threatened international maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz."

3 sources have covered this story, including Deutsche Welle English, France 24 English and Daily Mail US. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 9 hours ago.

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