Iranian fighter jets fired on

artappraiser — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:07:52 +0000

In reply to Pentagon Says Iran Fired at Surveillance Drone Last Week

Iranian fighter jets fired on US drone, Pentagon confirms
By Tom McCarthy in New York, guardian.co.uk, Thursday 8 November 2012
US-Iran tensions grow as defence officials say US will continue to conduct surveillance flights in Persian Gulf

ranian fighter jets fired on a US drone over the Persian Gulf last week, missing the unmanned aircraft, the Pentagon has said.

The Predator drone, which was reportedly unarmed, photographed the 1 November incident with still and video cameras, Pentagon officials told CNN, which first reported the attack.

The Washington Post said the drone was very close to the Iranian coast when it was shot at.

Reza Marashi, director of the National Iranian American Council, said the incident was part of a "dangerous cycle of mutual escalation".

President Barack Obama was informed of the incident early last Thursday, as he returned to the campaign trail after surveying damage from Hurricane Sandy.

Pentagon spokesman George Little confirmed the incident on Thursday. He said it took place at about 4.50 am ET on 1 November. Iran was later warned that the United States would continue to conduct such surveillance flights in the region and that the military would protect its assets.

Asked by CNN whether the jets deliberately missed, an unnamed US government official said: "It doesn't matter. They fired on us." [...]

It should be noted that Glenn Greenwald, over at his blog at The Guardian's "Comment is Free," is protesting that the media here parrots significant, inflammatory government claims without an iota of skepticism or balance.

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