Iran-US war of words after drone shot down

By Parisa Hafezi and Phil Stewart
Updated June 20 2019 - 11:18pm, first published 11:13pm
A United States military drone has been shot down amid heightened tensions with Iran.
A United States military drone has been shot down amid heightened tensions with Iran.

Iran has shot down a US military drone it said was on a spy mission over its territory but Washington said the aircraft was targeted in international air space in "an unprovoked attack".

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