Tehran condemns presence of US drone as 'provocative and aggressive'
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned the presence of a US RQ-4 Global Hawk drone in the country's airspace as a "provocative and aggressive act." "We condemn in the strongest terms this provocative and aggressive act and strongly warn against the violation of our airspace," spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in comments published on the ministry's website.
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- Published Date: 01:57 | 20 June 2019
- Modified Date: 01:57 | 20 June 2019
Iran's foreign ministry has warned the United States over violating Iranian airspace after the Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S drone earlier in the day.
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."
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it shot down the American drone over Iranian airspace, while U.S. officials say it happened over international airspace in the Strait of Hormuz.
Mousavi expressed Iran's "strong objection" and added that the "invaders will bear full responsibility."