Tensions in the Middle East surged after a U.S. Navy F-35 fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that aggressively approached the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. U.S. Central Command said the unmanned aircraft showed unclear intent, forcing an immediate defensive response. No American personnel were injured and no equipment was damaged. The incident comes at a critical moment, just days before planned U.S.–Iran negotiations and amid a growing American military buildup in the region. Watch