Published 20:32 IST, June 20th 2019

After Iran shoots down American spy drone, US President Donald Trump tweets saying, "Iran made a very big mistake"

US President Donald Trump on Thursday reacted to Iran's Revolutionary Guard shooting down a US spy drone which had violated the country's airspace near the Strait of Homuz.   Trump in his typical style reacted informally calling Iran's move a "very big mistake".

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After Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a US spy drone which h violated country's air near Strait of Homuz, US President Donald Trump on Thursday posted an omius tweet.

Trump in his typical style reacted informally and said that Iran h me a "very big mistake".

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard h said on Thursday that it h shot down a US "spy drone" which in region. incident was latest one to stoke tension in strategic sea lane. re was immediate reaction from United States.

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US-manufactured Global Hawk surveillance drone was hit with a missile "after violating Iranian air " over waters of Hormozgan province, Guard said in a statement. Iranian military did t immediately publish ims of drone.

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Russian President Vlimir Putin on Thursday said any use of force by US against Iran would le to disaster as tensions escalate between Washington and Tehran. " US says it does t rule out use of force... This would be a disaster for region," Putin said during an annual televised phone-in with screened questions posed by Russian viewers.

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incident comes at a time of growing antagonism between Iran and United States following two waves of still unexplained attacks on Gulf shipping, which Washington has blamed on Tehran.

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Iran has denied any involvement and hinted that US might have orchestrated m itself to provide a pretext for use of force against Islamic republic.

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20:32 IST, June 20th 2019