The two countries said that Iran had shot down an unmanned surveillance plane in the United States on the previous Thursday, but were divided on the key issue of whether the aircraft violated Iranian airspace. The recent escalation of tension was unleashed. Concerns about the war between the two countries.
The Iranian authorities said that the drones flew over Iran, and the US military denied this, an important difference to determine who is at fault, each party accusing the other of being an aggressor.
Both said the accident happened at 4:05 am on Thursday, or 7:35 pm, Iran time. Wednesday in Washington. The US Central Command said in a statement that the plane "was knocked down by the Iranian surface-to-air missile system in the international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz." "This is an unprovoked attack against the surveillance assets of the international airspace of the United States."
Mr. Trump reiterated his statement earlier in the day and said in a brief comment to reporters on Thursday afternoon that "Iran made a big mistake." He also dismissed Iran's claim that the drones are flying in Iranian airspace. Trump said the unmanned plane crossed international waters, which has been "a scientific record."
Iran's attack on US planes, including unmanned aircraft, is another critical point for the recent escalation of Iranian and US conflicts.
[We know and do not know that Iran shot down the American drone. ]
A few days ago, US officials accused Iran of attacking foreign oil tankers recently. These oil tankers also occurred near the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz is an important waterway for most of the world's oil. This is an accusation denied by Iran. .
In Washington, the White House expressed concern about the first reports of strikes and senior officials were called to discuss the matter on Wednesday night. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told the media that the president had listened to a briefing on the missile attack and that the government is monitoring the situation.
"Iran made a big mistake!" President Trump made his first public comment about the strike in a Twitter post on Thursday morning. After a telephone interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News on Wednesday night, he seemed to have published his tweets a few hours after talking to Iran about the war. When Mr. Hannity asked him about his promise not to allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, Mr. Trump said: "We will see what will happen, if I were you, I would say, do not worry."
Trump's top national security assistant will travel to the White House to meet with Iran on Thursday, while others will go to the Capitol to inform members of Congress.
"I think this is a dangerous situation," spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday. "This is a dangerous community."
He warned that no measures are taken that could harm the interests of the country in the region. "We made sure not to hit the battery without clear data," he added. "Let us know how we got to this place."
According to Iranian media reports, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said the flight of unmanned aerial vehicles in Iranian airspace was an "aggressive and provocative" action on the part of the United States.
According to the News Agency of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Hussein Salami, said that the border crossing the country is "our red line". He said that shooting down unmanned aircraft is evidence of "how the Iranian state responds to its enemies."
At the military ceremony in Sanandaj, Iran, Salami said: "We do not intend to go to war with any country, but we are ready for full war." According to the translation of the news television station, this is a state news export. "Today's event is a clear signal of this exact message, so we continue to resist."
In another aspect of the struggle for power in the complex region, Saudi Arabia confirmed an assertion by the Huhist faction in Yemen that the insurgents launched a series of air strikes on Saudi territory. In the war in Yemen, Hussein backed by Houthi is fighting an alliance backed by Saudi Arabia backed by the United States, which often accuses Tehran of acting for the Houthi.Both Saudi Arabia and Houthi said the organization launched a cruise missile during the night attack on Wednesday, a statement that
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