Iran's top diplomat said his country does not 'seek war, but will zealously defend our skies, land & waters.'
Iran's top diplomat accused the United States of masking the true location of where its drone down as the Pentagon released footage that appeared to show the aftermath of the latest incident that has raised tensions between the two nations.
"We don't seek war, but will zealously defend our skies, land & waters," Zarif tweeted."We'll take this new aggression to #UN & show that the US is lying about international waters." "It's very important to know the truth," Guterres told reporters Friday."The world cannot afford a major confrontation in the Gulf."
A map shared by U.S. Central Command showed what the Pentagon claimed to be the location its RQ-4 surveillance drone was shot down as well as the Iranian surface-to-air missile system that hit it, June 20. The U.S. has argued its state-of-the-art unmanned aerial vehicle was downed over international airspace, something Iran disputes.An apparently hand-made drawing showed what Iran said was the path of the U.S.
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