The U.S. military's Central Command confirms that Iranian forces shot down a U.S. drone, an RQ-4 Global Hawk. A statement from CENTCOM says the unmanned aircraft was 'shot down while operating in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz.'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions between Iran and the U.S. :The U.S. military’s Central Command has confirmed that Iranian forces shot down a U.S. drone, an RQ-4 Global Hawk, saying the downing took place in international airspace and describing it as an “unprovoked attack.”
A ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, is quoted by the semi-official Tasnim news agency as saying that Iran cannot condone the “illegal trespassing and invading of the country’s skies by any kind of foreign flying object.” The state-run Saudi Press Agency on Thursday reported the attack, quoting military spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki. The attack took place late Wednesday night.
Gen. Hossein Salami said also says that Iran does “not have any intention for war with any country, but we are ready for war.”
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