Evidence indicates it is “highly likely” an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran late on Tuesday, US and Canadian officials claim.
US president Donald Trump and Prime Minister Scott Morrison have been briefed after Iran launched surface-to-surface missiles at two Iraq air bases housing US troops – claiming to have “completely destroyed” one – as revenge for the US killing of a top Iranian general.
The US military presence in the Middle East has been thrown into jeopardy , as Iraq’s parliament voted to expel US troops from their country while the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group warned the US will ‘pay the price’ for killing a top Iranian general.
Washington says a US Navy ship has “destroyed” an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened the vessel, but Iran says it has no information about losing a drone.