Iran’s military has reported today through the nation’s IRNA news agency that they have shot down an RQ-170 spy drone that was flying over eastern Iran. They said it was violating Iranian airspace and that it constituted a “blatant territorial violation.”
The US confirms that it is missing a spy drone which was flying over Western Afghanistan, along the border with Afghanistan. They say the drone went missing last week.
Despite the seemingly straightforward narrative, the US says there is “no indication” that Iran actually shot down one of their drones. The fact that they are missing a drone that was flying in that area and Iran says they shot a drone down in that area apparently doesn’t constitute an “indication” that it might be the case.
If confirmed it would mark the second time this year that the Iranian government has downed a US drone. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard reportedly downed a drone in mid-July.
That was much funnier than Al Jazeera's write up… Significant from them, though: 'source warned that Iran's armed response would "not be limited to our country's borders" for the "blatant territorial violation".' Jeez, who the #$@ was that? No, I wouldn't blame them; but it's unnerving that this prize for the Perpetual War $#@s in the 'West' might be handing out PR freebies. …So how long is this dual-indication gonna be not-a-confirmation? As long as it's useful for painting Iran as aggressor?
eh it probably just went off to get some r and r maybe its hanging out at an internet cafe raping PCs
This one was a pretty big UAV with a wingspan up to 90' (27m) and costing around $6mln. Another fine example of flushing the taxpayers' money down the toilet of war.
(uncle scam waving his club) "Nothing to see here. Move along now. Move along."
Right on! Defeat all military aggressors!