Friday, November 9, 2012

U.S. Drone Attacked By Two Iranian Jet Fighters (Updated)



Iran Fired On Military Drone in First Such Attack, U.S. Says -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — Iranian warplanes shot at an American military surveillance drone flying over the Persian Gulf near Iran last week, Pentagon officials disclosed Thursday. They said that the aircraft, a Predator drone, was flying in international airspace and was not hit and that the episode had prompted a strong protest to the Iranian government.

The shooting, which involved two Russian-made Su-25 jets known as Frogfoots, occurred on Nov. 1 and was the first known instance of Iranian warplanes firing on an American surveillance drone. George Little, the chief Pentagon spokesman, said the Defense Department’s weeklong silence about the episode was a result of restrictions on the discussion of classified surveillance missions. He answered questions about it during a Pentagon news conference on Thursday only after it had been reported by news organizations earlier in the day.

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More News On U.S. Drone Attacked By Two Iranian Jet Fighters

Iran fired on U.S. drone over Gulf: Pentagon -- Reuters
Iran fired at unarmed US drone, Pentagon says -- FOX News
Iran Fired on U.S. Drone Before Vote -- Wall Street Journal
Iran fires twice at US drone aircraft, misses -- Christian Science Monitor
US Confirms Iran Fired on Drone -- Voice of America
Iran warplane fired at U.S. drone in early November -- Washington Post
Iranian jets 'fired on US drone' -- BBC
Iranian Fighter Jets Fire on US Predator Drone -- ABC News
Iran Fired on U.S. Predator Drone in Gulf, Pentagon Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Iranian fighter jets fired on US drone, Pentagon confirms -- The Guardian
CNN claims Iran shot at a US drone, revealing the news network's mindset -- Glen Greenwald, The Guardian

Update: Map: Where was the drone that Iran tried to shoot down? -- Washington Post

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