An Iranian drone flying near the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea was shot down by a US F-35C stealth fighter jet on Tuesday. The drone was "aggressively approaching" the American aircraft carrier about 500 miles from the Iranian coast. US Central Command spokesman Capt Tim Hawkins said the jet took down the drone "in self-defence" to protect the ship and its crew. No US service members were harmed, and no equipment was damaged during the incident. The event comes amid growing US military presence in the region and heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.