US Navy Downs Iranian Drone in Arabian Sea Amid Rising Tensions
The U.S. military shot down an Iranian-owned drone in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. According to the U.S. military, the incident occurred as the American military presence in the region increased to counter air threats and secure shipping routes.
CENTCOM commander Gen. Brad Cooper stated that Iran's "continued nuisance and threats in international waters and airspace would no longer be tolerated." CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins provided details of the military confrontation, though specific details were not available in the source material.
In a separate incident on the same day, a U.S.-flagged tanker, the Stena Imperative, was approached and challenged by Iranian gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz. According to British maritime security firm Vanguard Tech, the Stena Imperative was approached by three pairs of small armed boats belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, approximately 30km north of Oman. Vanguard Tech reported that "The vessel is now being escorted by a US warship." The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations also reported the incident.
These incidents occurred against a backdrop of other international events. In Denmark, two Swedish citizens were sentenced to prison for an attack near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen in October 2024. A Copenhagen court sentenced an 18-year-old to 12 years in prison and a 21-year-old to 14 years after finding them guilty of terrorism and attempted murder in the incident. The court determined that the pair, aged 16 and 18 at the time of the attack, planned the attack with accomplices from a criminal network in Sweden.
Meanwhile, in northern Morocco, severe flooding displaced over 50,000 people. The Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region was grappling with severe flooding after sustained rainfall topping 600 mm since September 2025. Authorities reported that nearly half of Ksar El Kebir's population was displaced. Access to the city was limited to outbound traffic, power cuts hit several neighborhoods, and schools remained closed.
In the technology sector, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced at the Cisco AI Summit on Tuesday that the company would begin producing graphics processing units (GPUs). According to Reuters, Kevork Kechichian, the executive vice president and general manager of Intel's data center group, will oversee the project.
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