Iran issues warning after targeting U.S. drone
Pentagon Press Secretary George Little confirms an Iranian military plane fired upon, but did not hit, an unarmed U.S. drone aircraft a week ago. Little says the drone was in international airspace. (Nov. 8) DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said it would deal decisively with any foreign encroachment into its airspace, an apparent warning to the United States after one of its surveillance drones was targeted by Iranian warplanes last week. On Thursday U.S. officials said the unarmed Predator drone was in international airspace when Iranian warplanes opened fire on it on November 1. The aircraft was not hit. The intercept was the first time Tehran had fired at an unmanned U.S. aircraft in their 33 year stand-off. "The defenders of the Islamic Republic will respond decisively to any
form of encroachment by air, sea or on the ground," Fars news agency
quoted General Massoud Jazayeri, a senior armed forces commander, as
saying on Friday. http://www.courant.com/news/nation-world/sns-rt-us-usa-iran-dronebre8a71c5-20121108,0,2297032.story |