Fear of Iran Makes US Abort Covert Plan to Retrieve Spy Drone

Iranian TV has broadcast footage of an advanced US drone aircraft that Tehran says it brought down using electronic methods to override its controls. The BBC’s James Reynolds watched the footage and said the fact that the drone appeared undamaged provided some evidence to support Tehran’s version of events. The film was captioned “RQ170 – advanced US spy plane” and carried on the Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Network 1 channel. From FARS known for out there reporting. TEHRAN (FNA)- US special forces intended to conduct a covert mission inside Iran to retrieve or destroy a very precious stealth drone that was downed by Iran on Sunday, but ultimately gave up the plan for their fear of Iran’s tough response, Washington officials revealed on Thursday. Iran announced on Sunday that its defense forces had downed the aircraft through a sophisticated cyberattack. The drone is the first such loss by the US. Initially, officials in Washington didn’t believe Iran had detected and downed the drone, but they later admitted that they had lost it. White House officials first alleged that the drone was not anything special and belonged to the ISAF forces in Afghanistan, but later admitted that the […]
Fear of Iran Makes US Abort Covert Plan to Retrieve Spy Drone