U.S. drone shot down by Iranian missile in international airspace: U.S. source

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JUNE 20, 2019 / 2:25 PM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
U.S. drone shot down by Iranian missile in international airspace: U.S. source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. military drone has been shot down in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, a U.S. official said on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The official said the drone was a U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton. No further details were immediately available, including the time of the shoot-down.

The aircraft’s manufacturer, Northrop Grumman, says on its website that the Triton can fly for over 24 hours at a time, at altitudes higher than 10 miles, with an operational range of 8,200 nautical miles.

Reporting by Phil Stewart


U.S. drone shot down by Iranian missile in international airspace: U.S. source - Reuters

 

[onebyone]

Good job

 

[Cthulhu]

In the mind of an American, This is what international airspace looks like, And if you think the space above your country is your airspace and try to defend it, You're being aggressive with them.

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But their arses is now being sued by Iran over violations of what we Iranians think it's our airspace, So we will see.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1141731145270386693

 

[Oracle]

So it begins
same happened with Iraq
same with syria
a false flag attack and then it begins

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

So it begins
same happened with Iraq
same with syria
a false flag attack and then it begins

False flag? The Iranians are the ones reporting they shot it down.

 

[Han Patriot]

The empire is gonna attack soon.

 

[Yaseen1]

Iran end is near.They are doing suicide

 

[Beast]

False flag? The Iranians are the ones reporting they shot it down.

They never claim it shot down in international airspace but Iran airspace. You trying to divert our point? Drone has no manned human to reason it to leave others airspace so the only solution is shot it down. This is within Iran right and any sovereign nations right to defend their airspace.

Iran end is near.They are doing suicide

Iran can play insurgent war to bleed US to death. Who suicide in the end. We wouldn't know.

 

[Cthulhu]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1141772824086028288

 

[bbccdd1470]

They never claim it shot down in international airspace but Iran airspace.

It looks more like the drone shot down in Iran airspace. By logic, if it shot down in international airspace, the US wouldn't wait that long to reveal the incident.

 

[Beast]

It looks more like the drone shot down in Iran airspace. By logic, if it shot down in international airspace, the US wouldn't wait that long to reveal the incident.

This trick is too old. Even the Imperial Japan Army used it during the Manchuria incident to justify war in 1933.

May its Imperial American Armed Forces?

 

[Han Patriot]

Yes create excuses for invasion, like tanker attacks, whatever. Just blame it on the Iranians, the world is still dangerous, so China needs a strong military. Never let history repeats itself, our country is now the second strongest on earth.