On Thursday, an Iranian surface-to-air missile shot down a U.S. military surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz in an 'unprovoked attack,' U.S. officials said.
President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter that Iran made a "very big mistake" after a U.S. drone was shot down in the region.
The White House and the Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request from CNBC for additional context on the president's tweet.over the Strait of Hormuz in an "unprovoked attack," U.S. officials said, disputing Iranian reports that the aircraft was over its territory. The downing was first announced by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards on its website, Sepah News. The Iranian outlet claimed the Revolutionary Guards had shot down a U.S. "spy drone" over the southern province of Hormozgan.
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