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Events on Thursday 20 June 2019 1
2019Iran shoots down US surveillance droneTensions spike in the Strait of HormuzIran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a US Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk drone, which Iran said had violated its airspace; the US said it was over international waters. President Trump said he called off a retaliatory strike minutes before launch. The incident marked a sharp escalation in US-Iran tensions during 2019.