(U.S. Naval Institute News) Megan Eckstein - In the Persian Gulf, Iran has ceased its harassment of U.S. Navy ships, but the threat from Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles is growing. Rear Adm. Steve Koehler said the carrier strike group encounters large Iranian drones nearly every day. "Even if they're unarmed, it's a safety of flight problem." But Iran arming them would be a "whole new game....They're obviously looking at us...and they have the ability to track us."
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