A U.S. fighter jet shot down the Iranian drone after it “unnecessarily maneuvered” toward the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.

The US military accused Iran of "unnecessary aggression" after shooting down an Iranian drone near the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea and IRGC vessels approached a US-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz ahead of US-Iran talks later this week.

The U.S. Central Command said the drone approached the USS Abraham Lincoln with "unclear intent."