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Iran Confirms Firing At U.S. Drone Over Persian Gulf
Friday, November 9, 2012 15:59
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TEHRAN – Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Friday that an unidentified aircraft entered the airspace over Iranian territorial waters in the Persian Gulf region and was forced to escape after Iranian armed forces took “smart and firm” action.
Vahidi made the remarks in response to the Pentagon which has said that Iranian fighters have fired at a U.S. drone over the Persian Gulf.
The Pentagon claimed on Thursday that Iranian warplanes fired at an unarmed U.S. drone in international airspace last week but did not hit the aircraft, according to Reuters.
According to the timeline provided by the Pentagon, two Iranian Sukhoi SU-25 aircraft intercepted the American drone on November 1 at about 4:50 a.m. EST (0850 GMT) as it conducted a routine, but classified, surveillance mission over Persian Gulf waters about 16 nautical miles off the Iranian coast.
Read more here: http://www.tehrantimes.com/politics/103139-iran-confirms-firing-at-us-drone-over-persian-gulf
