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Iran Fires At Unarmed U.S. Drone
Submitted by Cheston Catalano
This is the first time Iran has fired at a U.S. drone, which was not in Iranian airspace.
According to [Pentagon Spokesman George] Little, two Iranian jets fired twice, missing on both attempts — the drone headed away from the Iranian coast, landing safely soon after at an undisclosed location. The Iranian jets pursued the drone for a short period before giving up.
Little said the U.S. government has protested to the Iranians. Asked about how the U.S. could respond, he said: “We have a wide range of options from diplomatic to military.”
He would not say whether there were actually plans for a military response. Asked if this should be considered an act of war, Little said he didn’t want to get into “legal characterizations” of the event.
