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Iranian Report Claims its Military Shot U.S. Drone After it Entered Iranian Airspace

Nov. 9, 2012 7:09am Billy Hallowell

On Thursday, TheBlaze reported that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard forces fired on a U.S. drone on November 1 — a story that was not released to the public until after the presidential election. Now, an Iranian news agency is combating the original details of the incident, claiming that the drone violated Iran’s airspace before it was fired upon.

This is, of course, radically different from the account that the Pentagon gave this week. U.S. officials have maintained that the drone was not, in fact, in Iranian airspace when the incident unfolded.

The semiofficial FARS agency on Friday carried quotes from a general in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as saying that following the Pentagon claim, Iran would confront any “flying object” that entered its air space. Gen. Masoud Jazayeri said Iranian forces would respond strongly to any ground, sea or air “invasion.”

Iranian Report Claims U.S. Drone its Military Shot Was in Iranian Airspace

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves upon his arrival for his bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, unseen, on the sidelines of the Bali Democracy Forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Credit: AP

As stated, the story first emerged yesterday when the Pentagon said an Iranian military plane fired on, but did not hit, an unarmed U.S. drone aircraft last week. Pentagon spokesman George Little said the drone was in international airspace over the Persian Gulf. The unmanned unit, which was conducting what Little called “routine maintenance” at the time, was “intercepted.”

“The United States has communicated to the Iranians that we will continue to conduct surveillance flights over international waters over the Arabian Gulf consistent with longstanding practice and our commitment to the security of the region,” Little said in a Pentagon briefing. ”We have a wide range of options from diplomatic to military to protect our military assets and our forces…and will do so when necessary.”

Initially, the Obama administration did not disclose the information to the public — an act that some may question, especially considering the proximity of the event to the 2012 presidential election.

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have been high over Iran’s suspect nuclear program.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Related:

Pentagon Confirms: Iran Fired on U.S. Drone Last Week

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termyt
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:05pm
If I were in charge of the military of any other country, I would have my troops shoot down every one of those things they saw. They have a tendency to assassinate people regardless of whose airspace they are in.

Whether the targets deserve to die or not is irrelevant. I would not trust any one person to make that decision.

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Bamagal0007
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 1:21pm
Wow, what great foreign policy! Funny how we didn’t see this BEFORE the election, huh?
You Obama voters really are as stupid as he thinks you are…lol.

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Classical Liberal
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 10:51am
Oh boy! For more years of politics as usual BS.

This kind of incompetence and cover up is par for the Obama administration including the cover up that followed it. It seems as though the path to war under Obama may be just as quick as I suspected the war would be with Romney in office.

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:53am
  American instigation? Gulf of Tonkin?
  
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Oldphoto678
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:30am
No one cares outside of the right wing echo chamber. Get it? Most of the world doesn’t care what you think or want. Obama is the President. Oh, BTW….I want to thank all of the blazers that invited me over for lunch on Wednesday to eat crow. Sorry I missed it, but I was to busy dancing in the street.

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- noland
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:41am
  oh don’t worry bout us, ‘Old’, have fun while it last, sounds like you’ll be dancing in h3ll sooner than you think!
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:51am
  OLDPHOTO678, From that Be Happy photo in the middle, I guess you celebrated with pulled pork BBQ. Don’t choke on it.
  Just another dumbass who uses the same site name everywhere he goes online. You’re online idiocy is easy to track down.
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldphoto678/
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:52am
  Only conservatives care if Iran shoots at one of our drones?
  
  Keep dancing Fruit Loops…
  
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- steve61lindsey
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:11am
  Amerika is now officially a post-Christian nation. We also have a 3rd world press and media. I accidentally discovered Russia TV (rt.com) on business travel. It is less socialist than most of te MSM in Amerika. I’m not saying it is good, but that our media is very, very bad. You can want RT streaming live or just pick individual stories.
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:39am
  OLD! The little girl pictured on your photo page, is looking at you like the idiot that you are! You should worry about her future more than “dancing in the street”! And your talent as a photographer is,,,,, Lacking!
  
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- JRook
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 10:19am
  History has clearly shown us that when the US military and government do not comment or merely claim the aircraft was not in the country’s airspace they are lying. And given the current interest in what iran is or isn’t doing with respect to nuclear weapons there is no doubt we are spying on them, technically violating their sovereignty through multiple means.
  
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- Bamagal0007
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 1:18pm
  Ignroant fool…you are just what Obama was counting on. Come on…try to take something someone else has worked for…you will see it isn’t as easy as you may think…we are waiting.
  
  Freakin’ Parasite.
  
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noland
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:25am
Im ready to move to Isreal, and fight for somthing Worth fighting for!!!

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- steve61lindsey
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:20am
  Then you will die in a nuclear holocaust. The US via Obama and the DNC has signed a death warrant for Israel. We can all watch the mushroom clouds in a YouTube video on our Obamaphones. Obama akbar!
  
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- American Soldier (Separated)
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 10:53am
  Have fun over there. Take as many as you want with you. America first and foremost. If you think otherwise, then feel free to fight and die for their cause on THEIR dime!
  
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Eastinfection
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:14am
Ahmadinejad is gay!….

http://www.hulu.com/watch/16771

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:53am
  Hi EAST, Bwahahahahahahahaha!
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:18am
  Hey guys! Maybe we can get Hillary and Susan Rice to start blaming the attack on our drone on this video! Yeah, that’s the ticket!!!
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:32am
  ZIPIT, LOL, I must say that you have put some really good ones on here this morning.
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:41am
  RJJ! Been on an IV drip of bloody Mary’s since Wednesday morning!
  
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Delores at CH WV
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:14am
If the Drone landed at a secret base, it was inside Iran as the other one was delivered to them from our Defense leader.

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Genzai_Bakudan
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 7:42am
Weakness invites aggression.

Obama makes America very weak.

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- TheWholeTruth
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 10:44am
  How about aggression invites aggression? You don’t have to go around beating people up to keep from getting beat up. Peace is strength as well. We have the military strength but that does not mean we have to use it in order to keep from appearing weak.
  
  No one would ever say that a pit bull is weak. But that doesn’t mean that the pit bull goes around growling and snapping at everything in sight. Understand that if you keep poking at and cornering, even the weakest of animals will fight back. So your analysis of the situation is flawed in that respect.
  
  On the other hand, when an animal is hurt, that DOES bring others in to attack. But, are we animals? Are we injured? Do we not have the capacity to defend ourselves anymore? I’d say no to all the above. We are the bully and you say that we need to be that bully to keep from being attacked? Really? Is that how it works? Next time a bully picks on you or yours understand that he is simply showing his strength to keep from being attacked himself ( weakness invites attack) and maybe those he is picking on need to start picking on others so they don’t appear weak. Wow, what a world of peace we would live in then.
  
  Peace does not equal ‘weak.’ Minding your own business does not equal ‘weak.’ Treating all others with respect and dignity does not equal ‘weak.’ Until someone physically threatens you there is no provocation of violence. Tell me you’re going to hurt me, I have no fear. Try to throw a pun
  
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cobbcountyguy
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 7:40am
You think this was another election coverup by the administration? No terror attacks on MY (Obummers) watch.

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Gonzo
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 7:38am
“The United States has communicated to the Iranians that we will continue to conduct surveillance flights over international waters over the Arabian Gulf”
Gosh Mr. President, that’s pretty strong language! Better tone it down.

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- Zipit
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 7:50am
  The report was held back because of its classified nature! So they’re saying…. A routine flight in international waters? Here we go again! Deflection, denial, and deceit!
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:40am
  ZIPIT, That is a spot on observation.
  
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Chaesar
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 7:34am
“We shot at it with a missile *this big*.”

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- Zipit
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 7:41am
  Missed it by “that much’!
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:47am
  LoL!
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 1:21pm
  RJJ! http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=oPwrodxghrw&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DoPwrodxghrw
  
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