A US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane and an MQ-4C Triton drone were spotted near the Iranian border, according to flight data, RIA Novosti reports.

According to the flight path, the aforesaid aircraft took off from Bahrain and circled in the sky over the Strait of Hormuz, while the drone took off from Abu Dhabi and patrolled the Gulf of Oman.

US President Donald Trump is demanding that Iran sign a deal that would prevent the Islamic Republic from developing nuclear weapons. He has warned that otherwise, Iran will face a much more powerful attack than last summer.