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Feb 3 (Reuters) – ‌The ​U.S. ‌military shot ​down on ‍Tuesday an ​Iranian ​drone that ⁠approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier ‌in the Arabian ​Sea, a ‌U.S. ‍official told ⁠Reuters on Tuesday. 

The Iranian Shahed-139 drone ​was flying towards the carrier and was shot down by a F-35 U.S. fighter jet.

(Reporting by ​Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart; Editing ​by Chizu Nomiyama )

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