Breaking: Iranian Jets Fire On U.S. Drone on November 1st From Security.Blogs.cnn.com Two Iranian Su-25 fighter jets fired on an unarmed U.S. Air Force Predator drone in the Persian Gulf last week, CNN has learned. The drone was in international airspace east of Kuwait, U.S. officials said, adding it was engaged in routine maritime surveillance. Although the drone was not hit, the Pentagon is concerned. Two U.S. officials explained the jets were part of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps force, which has been more confrontational than regular Iranian military forces. The Obama administration did not disclose the incident, which occurred just days before the presidential election on November 1, but three senior officials confirmed the details to CNN. The officials declined to be identified because of sensitive intelligence matters surrounding the matter. The drone’s still and video cameras captured the incident showing two SU-25s approaching the Predator and firing its onboard guns. The Iranian pilots continued to fire shots that went beneath the Predator but were never successful in hitting it, according to the officials. U.S. military intelligence analysts are still not sure if the Iranian pilots simply were unable to hit the drone due to lack of combat skill, or whether they deliberately were missing and had no intention of bringing down the drone. But as one of the officials said, “it doesn’t matter, they fired on us.” The official confirmed the United States protested the incident but has not heard back from Iran. Iran has, at times, been confrontational in the region. In January, the U.S. military and coast guard had close encounters with Iranian…which approached at high speeds and exhibited provocative behavior.   After Election, Iran Problem Presses on Obama Posted by Southern Girl From israelnationalnews: Iran, in a new challenge to the reelected President Obama, said it was willing to speak about nuclear issues anytime, anywhere   Iran is willing to talk to the U.S. about its nuclear program anytime, anywhere, said Secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani – “even at the bottom of hell.” However, he said, the negotiations must be based on “fairness,” and pressure by the U.S. to force Iran to do anything would not be accepted. The statement Wednesday was seen by experts as Iran’s new challenge to President Barack H. Obama, who was elected to a second four-year term Tuesday. Among the many issues Obama is going to have to deal with in the next four years, the experts said, is how he is going to handle continued Iranian progress towards nuclear weapons. By even the most conservative accounts, Iran will be able to build such weapons at some point during Obama’s second administration. The U.S. has attempted to negotiate with Iran in the past, offering carrots such as providing Iran with low-enrichment uranium for use in its nuclear reactors. Iran has rejected the deals, insisting that it continue with its program to produced 20%-enriched uranium – useful more for nuclear weapons than for the nuclear power Iran claims it is interested in. Much on the mind of Obama, said the experts, is what Israel’s reaction is likely to be. If the U.S. does not take enough of a proactive role in dealing with Iran, Israel may feel abandoned and take matters into its own hands. But with the ongoing recession in the U.S. and the planned cuts to military spending, it’s unlikely that the U.S. would want to get involved militarily in another Mideast trouble spot, they said. “Negotiation with the U.S. due to pressure is not acceptable to us,” Larijani said, emphasizing that any talks must be conducted in a “mutual atmosphere of respect. The U.S. will start to be wise only when it manages to win the Iranian nation’s trust”, he added. Earlier, Larjani addressed a sort of congratulation message to Obama, saying that with his reelection, Iran hoped that he would “take the opportunity to remove Israel’s weapons of mass destruction and chemical weapons.” Doing so, he said, “would end a period of violence and bloodshed that has plagued the world.”   Fair Use Notice: This post contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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