BBC: Iran 'flies surveillance drone over U.S. warship'

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Images purporting to show an unnamed U.S. warship were shown on television, according to the BBC.

Iran's navy commander praised the operation for getting so close to a warship "to get such accurate footage of the combat units of foreign forces."

Adm Habibollah Sayyari, Iran's navy chief, told state TV it was a sign of the "bravery, experience and the scientific capabilities of our drone operators."

It had not posed a risk to the USS Harry S Truman, but the move was "abnormal and unprofessional", Reuters news agency quoted a U.S. navy spokeswoman Nicole Schwegman as saying.

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Schwegman said that incident had occurred on January 12, which is the same day Iran briefly detained 10 U.S. sailors who had entered Iranian territorial waters by mistake.