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| Iran Guards shoot down two 'Western spy' drones |
| 2011-01-02 |
| Iran's Revolutionary Guards have shot down two "Western spy" drones in the Gulf, the Fars news agency quoted a top commander of the elite military force as saying on Sunday. "Westerners have a series of capabilities which cannot be ignored, especially satellites, or for example they have spy planes which can take pictures in some places," Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the air force wing of the Guards said. He said that the drones were mainly being used in Iraq and Afghanistan but "some violations against our soil" have also occurred. "And we have so far downed many of their advanced spy planes. In the Persian Gulf we have downed two of their planes and this is the first time that we are saying it," Hajizadeh said without specifying when exactly the drones were shot down. He also boasted that all "enemy" bases in the region were within range of Iranian missiles, referring to arch-foe the United States. He said that even the aircraft carriers deployed in the region were no longer a threat to Iran. "There was a time when an aircraft carrier was something to rely on and when they told a country that this warship was moving towards your shore, the government of that country would be toppled," Hajizadeh said. "But now this has become a threat for them. We have full control of our enemies. We notice whatever changes taking place on our shores. When they go on alert in the warships or when they put on life jackets to launch boats in the sea, we are aware of that." Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps was set up as a force to defend the 1979 Islamic revolution from internal and external threats. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 more likely two large birds |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-01-02 19:30 |
| #5 Not the Mattel class? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-01-02 16:24 |
| #4 The "Western Spy" drones have been identified as being of the Revell class of UAV. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-01-02 13:36 |
| #3 I'd bet on Door #2, DV. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-01-02 13:12 |
| #2 Either that or they accidentally shot down one of their own again. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-01-02 12:37 |
| #1 Must've been "stealth" drones... IranÂ’s Revolutionary Guard claims to have shot down several Western spy planes, including two in the Persian Gulf, but provided no evidence. The U.S. NavyÂ’s 5th Fleet, which is based in the Gulf, says it has no reports of aircraft downed "recently." IranÂ’s semiofficial Fars news agency on Sunday quoted the head of the GuardÂ’s air force wing, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, as saying Iran has "shot down a large number of ... highly advanced spy planes" that violated Iranian airspace. Hajizadeh provided no proof, and did not say when the aircraft were downed or what country they belonged to. Looks like another great victory for the elite Revolutionary Guards... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-01-02 11:39 |