US bars civilian flights from area of Iran drone shootdown

Iran said it had recovered parts of a US spy drone in its territorial waters, after downing the aircraft in a missile strike slammed by President Donald Trump as a "big mistake". [AFP]

Washington on Thursday barred American civilian flights from the area where Iran shot down a US military drone, a strike that President Donald Trump slammed as a "big mistake."

The downing of the drone -- which Washington insists was above international waters but Iran says was within its territory -- has seen tensions between the two countries spike further after a series of attacks on tanker ships the US blamed on Tehran.