An Iranian military official said Monday
that Tehran is capable of shooting down more American spy drones as tensions
between the two countries continue to simmer, according to a report out of the
country.
Rear. Adm.
Hossein Khanzadi, Iran’s naval chief, said Iran can deliver another “crushing
response … and the enemy knows it,” according to the semi-official Tasnim news
agency.
Trump called
off military strikes against Tehran after Iranians shot down a US surveillance
drone, which was valued at over $100 million.
President
Trump says the US response to Iran will be ‘strong’Video
Iran claimed that the drone was flying over its airspace at the time of the shooting. Washington insisted that the drone was over international waters.
Iran claimed that the drone was flying over its airspace at the time of the shooting. Washington insisted that the drone was over international waters.
In an
interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Trump said that he did not think the
potential loss of life in Iran was “proportionate to shooting down an unmanned
drone.”
Instead of a
military strike, the president noted that his administration plans to ratchet
up the already hefty sanctions on Iran. Trump is prepared to announce new
sanctions on the country on Monday.
Trump
expressed his willingness to open talks with Iranian officials without any
preconditions – saying that he doesn’t want a war with the Islamic Republic,
but if it comes down to an armed conflict it will be “obliteration like you’ve
never seen before.”
READ MORE : Today World News
Comments
Post a Comment