Iran has warned the United States that it is “ready for war” after they shot down an American spy drone.
General
Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said Iran
"does not have any intention for war with any country, but we are ready
for war" as it said their actions sent a “clear message”.
His
speech was carried live on Iranian state television, shortly after US
and Iranian officials acknowledged the drone had been brought down.
The United States earlier insisted the US Navy MQ-4C Triton was flying over international waters.
But
General Salami, speaking to a crowd in the western city of Sanandaj,
described the American drone as "violating our national security
border".
He said: "Borders are our red line. Any enemy that violates the borders will be annihilated."
A
US official said that the high-altitude drone was shot down by Iranian
surface-to-air missile over the Strait of Hormuz in international
airspace.
Kouhmobarak is some 750 miles south-east of Tehran and is close to the Strait of Hormuz.
Captain Bill Urban, a US Central Command spokesman, earlier declined to comment when asked if an American drone was shot down.
However, he added: "There was no drone over Iranian territory.”
The
downing of the drone comes after the US military previously alleged
Iran fired a missile at another drone last week that responded to the attack on two oil tankers near the Gulf of Oman.
Source: Yahoo
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