Iran shoots down US drone, Trump calls off retaliatory strike

Iran's IRGC shot down a US Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk surveillance drone (valued at $100+ million) over or near the Strait of Hormuz. Trump approved retaliatory strikes on three IRGC targets, then called them off reportedly 10 minutes before launch after learning approximately 150 Iranians would be killed. Bolton and Pompeo advocated for the strike. Gen. Dunford urged caution. The US instead launched cyberattacks against IRGC missile systems on approximately June 22. Trump tweeted "We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die. 150 people, sir, was the answer. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone."