DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The unarmed Iranian drone that flew over a US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf last month is similar to those that can carry missiles and was the first to conduct an overflight of an American carrier since 2014, US Navy records obtained Wednesday showed.

The Jan. 12 reconnaissance flight by Iran’s Shahed drone over the USS Harry S. Truman while a French aircraft carrier sailed nearby marked the latest tense naval encounter between the United States and Iran since Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers.

It also suggests that incidents like it, as well as another that saw Iranian speedboats fire rockets near US warships and commercial traffic in late December, remain a danger in Gulf waterways crucial to global oil supplies.

The Associated Press obtained video of the drone and a report about the overflight from the Navy through a Freedom of Information Act request.

A French helicopter watched the Shahed-121 drone on the cloudy day and the Navy dispatched a Seahawk helicopter to film it as it flew over the Truman.

Associated Press