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In the discussion thread: Iran warplanes fired on U.S. drone over Gulf: Pentagon [View all]

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:46 PM

Eugene (15,527 posts)

21. Iran says repelled unidentified plane from its airspace

Source: Reuters

Iran says repelled unidentified plane from its airspace

DUBAI | Fri Nov 9, 2012 1:44pm EST

(Reuters) - Iran repelled an unidentified aircraft violating its airspace, it said on Friday, after Washington reported a U.S. surveillance drone was shot at by Iranian warplanes last week.

Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi appeared to be referring to the U.S. drone which the Pentagon said had not entered Iranian territory. The incident has underlined the risk of U.S.-Iranian tensions escalating into a military clash.

"Last week an unidentified plane entered the airspace above the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Persian Gulf which, due to the timely, quick and decisive action of the Iranian Armed Forces, was forced to flee," Iran's state-run Press TV quoted Vahidi as saying.

Vahidi said Iran was investigating the incident and pursuing the case via international channels.

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34 replies	Author	Time	Post
Iran warplanes fired on U.S. drone over Gulf: Pentagon [View all]	BainsBane	Nov 2012	OP
it begins......	bowens43	Nov 2012	#1
I certainly hope you are wrong	BainsBane	Nov 2012	#2
What exactly is "it"?	cstanleytech	Nov 2012	#20
DU's believed war with Iran has been days away since 2004 or so. (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#22
I wonder why that is?	Comrade Grumpy	Nov 2012	#23
And yet. (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#24
It hasn't happened...yet. I've got no problem with people screaming about looming wars.	Comrade Grumpy	Nov 2012	#26
While I agree that the US and Israeli governments havent exactly	cstanleytech	Nov 2012	#33
Opps, you forgot one.	cstanleytech	Nov 2012	#32
well somebody is actually fighting back. nt	msongs	Nov 2012	#3
Kind Of Empty Though, Isn't It?	ProfessorGAC	Nov 2012	#5
Shooting and MISSING	FiveGoodMen	Nov 2012	#25
I call BS.	grahamhgreen	Nov 2012	#4
I've heard that drones are very unpopular that way.	GreenPartyVoter	Nov 2012	#6
Iran knew it was a drone	SCVDem	Nov 2012	#7
Mitt needs a job...	Hubert Flottz	Nov 2012	#8
Heh yea send him over there to outsource their jobs	L0oniX	Nov 2012	#10
Send his 5 sons with him.	EmeraldCityGrl	Nov 2012	#27
If rmoney had won	caveat_imperator	Nov 2012	#9
So glad	BainsBane	Nov 2012	#11
Credit for actually asking for a formal declaration of war.	cloudbase	Nov 2012	#13
And here is what scares me the most about these incidents...	tavernier	Nov 2012	#12
This post was hidden by jury decision.	shakeemondown	Nov 2012	#14
Don't say "pansies," and I don't like your xenophobia either	appacom	Nov 2012	#15
Yes, you do regress.	rug	Nov 2012	#17
Good	Earth_First	Nov 2012	#16
This is coming from the Pentagon, remember?	OnyxCollie	Nov 2012	#18
No big deal	Bradical79	Nov 2012	#19
And you would be just fine with drones..............	1springhill	Nov 2012	#28
Iran says repelled unidentified plane from its airspace	Eugene	Nov 2012	#21
There are no fighter planes since WWI that would be unable to shoot down an	ladjf	Nov 2012	#29
Your conclusion may have been reached off of some simplistic reasoning.	Socal31	Nov 2012	#30
The U.S. has been flying spy missions over other Countries for decades with the	ladjf	Nov 2012	#31
Flying over another countries air space can be seen as an act of war...	and-justice-for-all	Nov 2012	#34

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