Here's what you need to know about the US-Iran crisis
The confrontation has raised fears that a conflict between the two countries would quickly spiral into a wider war that could consume the entire region.Here's a look at how we got here.Why is this happening now?The roots of the latest Iran-US crisis go back to 2018, when US President Donald Trump walked away from the Iranian nuclear deal, one of the signature achievements of his predecessor Barack Obama, and reimposed harsh sanctions on the country.
— Donald J. Trump June 20, 2019 However, the President later downplayed those words, calling the shootdown"a new wrinkle, a new fly in the ointment" and that he found it"hard to believe it was intentional."Both Washington and Tehran continue to argue over the location of the downing, with Iran maintaining it was shot down over its territory.
We've retrieved sections of the US military drone in OUR territorial waters where it was shot down. pic.twitter.com/pJ34Tysmsg — Javad Zarif June 20, 2019 The US countered Iran's claims with its own coordinates, suggesting the drone had instead been flying in international airspace -- at a point around nine nautical miles southwest of Iran's coordinates.Why is everyone talking about international waters and airspace?The precise location of where the US drone was shot down has become a key point of contention. .
— Donald J. Trump June 21, 2019 The US military targets would have been a limited set of Iranian radars and missile batteries, a US official with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the information. No US weapons had been launched when the decision was made to call it off.The New York Times first reported the aborted strikes.President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on June 20.
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