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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
In Jerusalem, Russian official says downed US drone was in Iranian airspace
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe US drone shot down by Tehran last week was in Iranian airspace, the head of Russia’s Security Council says, despite US claims to the contrary.
“I have information from the defense ministry of the Russian Federation that this drone was in Iranian airspace,” Russian news agencies quote Nikolai Patrushev as telling reporters in Jerusalem.
Patrushev is in Jerusalem for talks with US and Israeli officials, as tensions run high after Iran shot down the US spy drone on June 19 and US President Donald Trump considered, then canceled, a retaliatory strike.
Iran insists the drone violated Iranian airspace near the Strait of Hormuz, but the Pentagon denies it entered Iranian territory.
— AFP
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