Iran is now claiming that United States was spying on Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf off of Iran’s shores. Iran’s oil tankers on Kharg Island handle most of Iran’s crude oil exports and thus the American UAS was targeted by US-25′s because it was purportedly violating Iran’s airspace. Washington is claiming otherwise, saying that the Iranian warplanes opened fire–missing–over international waters.
“The UAS was flying near Kharg Island and our understanding is that … it was gathering economic information and intelligence on Kharg Island and oil tankers (in the area),” Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was quoted as saying by CNBC. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has some red lines that the Americans should understand and respect. If this is repeated, we will definitely react.”
Source: Inquisitr