The United States confirmed that Iran shot down one of their drones

The United States has confirmed information about Iran brought down one us drone worth $180 thousand, However, between the versions of the parties there are significant differences: while the Guardians of the Islamic revolution report that destroyed spy RQ-4 Global Hawk on the South of the country, over Hormozgan, the United States argued that the attack occurred in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz, and the downed drone was Navy MQ-4C Triton (like RQ-4, used for surveillance).

Shortly after the incident, the commander of the IRGC Hossein Salami called a blow on the drone «clear message» to Americans from the «defenders of [Iran’s] borders,» adding that his forces were «ready for war» and Tehran «will respond to any aggression from the outside firmly and without delay.»

«If our enemies want to be safe, they have only one path. — said salami — to Respect the sovereignty, national security and the interests of the great Iranian nation.»

Representing the national security Council, Ali Shamkhani, in turn, took a less categorical stance, noting that at the moment «the reasons for military conflict [between the US and Iran] is not.»

Despite the words Shamkhani, the risks incident to aggravate relations between the two countries, the rapidly deteriorating since then, in 2018, the States withdrew from the Treaty on nuclear disarmament and re-imposed sanctions against Tehran. In addition, last week the country was at the center of another conflict: the United States accused Iran in the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, while the Iranian government said that the attack is Washington trying to justify the use against them of military force.

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