Iranian jets attack US military drone, Pentagon officials say (Photo: Joel Saget / AFP - Getty Images file) Two Iranian jets fired on a U.S. military drone, Pentagon officials said Thursday — the first time such an action has been acknowledged by the United States.“We don’t know why,” the Iranians were shooting at the drone, the official said, insisting the drone did not cross into Iranian airspace. The drone was “conducting routine maritime surveillance, watching ships,” the official said. Read the complete story.
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Iranian jets attack US military drone, Pentagon officials say

(Photo: Joel Saget / AFP - Getty Images file)

Two Iranian jets fired on a U.S. military drone, Pentagon officials said Thursday — the first time such an action has been acknowledged by the United States.

“We don’t know why,” the Iranians were shooting at the drone, the official said, insisting the drone did not cross into Iranian airspace. The drone was “conducting routine maritime surveillance, watching ships,” the official said.

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Source: worldnews.nbcnews.com

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