: The U.S. military on Tuesday (February 4) shot down an Iranian drone that "aggressively" approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the U.S. military said, in an incident first reported by Reuters.

The incident came as diplomats sought to arrange nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned that with U.S. warships heading toward Iran, "bad things" would probably happen if a deal could not be reached.

Oil futures prices rose more than $1 per barrel after news the drone was shot down.

The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying toward the carrier "with unclear intent" and was shot down by an F-35 U.S. fighter jet, the U.S. military said.

"An F-35C fighter jet from Abraham Lincoln shot down the Iranian drone in self-defense and to protect the aircraft carrier and personnel on board," said Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson at the U.S. military's Central Command. Iran's U.N. mission declined to comment.

Iran's Tasnim news agency said connection had been lost with a drone in international waters, but the reason was unknown.

No American service members were harmed during the incident and no U.S. equipment was damaged, he added.

The Lincoln carrier strike group is the most visible part of a U.S. military buildup in the Middle East following a violent crackdown against anti-government demonstrations last month, the deadliest domestic unrest in Iran since its 1979 revolution.

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1. VARIOUS OF CREW AND AIRCRAFT ON FLIGHT DECK OF USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN

2. AIRCRAFT MOVING

3. VARIOUS OF FLIGHT CREW MEMBER MAKING HAND GESTURES, GUIDING THE AIRCRAFT.

4. AIRCRAFT TAKING OF LANDING ON DECK OF USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN

5. AIRCRAFT MANEUVERING ON DECK

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6. HELICOPTER HOVERING OVER DECK OF USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND PICKING UP TWO LARGE BURLAP SUPPLY SACKS

7. VARIOUS OF CREW WITH LARGE BOX OF SUPPLIES