The alleged shoot-down came hours after a US fighter jet fired on a Palau-flagged commercial tanker accused of attempting to outrun the US blockade of Iran.
Jared Szuba is a Pentagon correspondent at Al-Monitor. His work focuses on the intersection of the Middle East with US national security and geopolitical strategy, particularly in the context of the War on Terror. Jared has reported extensively from various countries in the region and has been featured in The Guardian, The National, and on platforms such as the BBC and Al Jazeera.












