SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.
5
#000000
#FFFFFF
5
#000000
#FFFFFF
A still from Iranian government video showing the captured craft.
Iran Vows to Sue US Over Ongoing Drone Harassment
Iran 'will use this drone as evidence to pursue a legal case against the US invasion'
Dec 06, 2012
Iran threatened to take legal action against the U.S. government "at international courts" Wednesday insisting that a drone captured within Iranian airspace earlier this week was a ScanEagle surveillance drone that belongs to the U.S. government.
"We will use this drone as evidence to pursue a legal case against the US invasion at relevant international bodies," Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi stated Wednesday.
Officials in Tehran claim they now have ample evidence the U.S. has been illegally spying on the country, via drone invasion, after extracting data from the drone, which "shows what the Americans were looking for," Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif stated.
"We had formally protested such actions by the US and had announced that we would defend our borders by any means possible," Salehi added.
"I advise the American commanders to recount their drones accurately," Sharif stated earlier this week after the U.S. insisted that the "off the shelf variety" drone could have come from any country, and that all of its drones were accounted for.
However, the capture would not be the first time Iran has obtained a U.S. drone in its sovereign airspace. Last year Iran revealed that it had captured a U.S. stealth RQ-170 Sentinel drone by way of hacking into its guidance system. Last month, Iran claimed that a U.S. drone violated its airspace, but did not manage to capture or shoot down the drone. The Pentagon claimed the unmanned Predator aircraft did not leave international waters.
An Unconstitutional Rampage
Trump and Musk are on an unconstitutional rampage, aiming for virtually every corner of the federal government. These two right-wing billionaires are targeting nurses, scientists, teachers, daycare providers, judges, veterans, air traffic controllers, and nuclear safety inspectors. No one is safe. The food stamps program, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are next. It’s an unprecedented disaster and a five-alarm fire, but there will be a reckoning. The people did not vote for this. The American people do not want this dystopian hellscape that hides behind claims of “efficiency.” Still, in reality, it is all a giveaway to corporate interests and the libertarian dreams of far-right oligarchs like Musk. Common Dreams is playing a vital role by reporting day and night on this orgy of corruption and greed, as well as what everyday people can do to organize and fight back. As a people-powered nonprofit news outlet, we cover issues the corporate media never will, but we can only continue with our readers’ support. |
Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.
Jacob Chamberlain
Jacob Chamberlain is a former staff writer for Common Dreams. His website is www.jacobpchamberlain.com.
Iran threatened to take legal action against the U.S. government "at international courts" Wednesday insisting that a drone captured within Iranian airspace earlier this week was a ScanEagle surveillance drone that belongs to the U.S. government.
"We will use this drone as evidence to pursue a legal case against the US invasion at relevant international bodies," Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi stated Wednesday.
Officials in Tehran claim they now have ample evidence the U.S. has been illegally spying on the country, via drone invasion, after extracting data from the drone, which "shows what the Americans were looking for," Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif stated.
"We had formally protested such actions by the US and had announced that we would defend our borders by any means possible," Salehi added.
"I advise the American commanders to recount their drones accurately," Sharif stated earlier this week after the U.S. insisted that the "off the shelf variety" drone could have come from any country, and that all of its drones were accounted for.
However, the capture would not be the first time Iran has obtained a U.S. drone in its sovereign airspace. Last year Iran revealed that it had captured a U.S. stealth RQ-170 Sentinel drone by way of hacking into its guidance system. Last month, Iran claimed that a U.S. drone violated its airspace, but did not manage to capture or shoot down the drone. The Pentagon claimed the unmanned Predator aircraft did not leave international waters.
Jacob Chamberlain
Jacob Chamberlain is a former staff writer for Common Dreams. His website is www.jacobpchamberlain.com.
Iran threatened to take legal action against the U.S. government "at international courts" Wednesday insisting that a drone captured within Iranian airspace earlier this week was a ScanEagle surveillance drone that belongs to the U.S. government.
"We will use this drone as evidence to pursue a legal case against the US invasion at relevant international bodies," Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi stated Wednesday.
Officials in Tehran claim they now have ample evidence the U.S. has been illegally spying on the country, via drone invasion, after extracting data from the drone, which "shows what the Americans were looking for," Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif stated.
"We had formally protested such actions by the US and had announced that we would defend our borders by any means possible," Salehi added.
"I advise the American commanders to recount their drones accurately," Sharif stated earlier this week after the U.S. insisted that the "off the shelf variety" drone could have come from any country, and that all of its drones were accounted for.
However, the capture would not be the first time Iran has obtained a U.S. drone in its sovereign airspace. Last year Iran revealed that it had captured a U.S. stealth RQ-170 Sentinel drone by way of hacking into its guidance system. Last month, Iran claimed that a U.S. drone violated its airspace, but did not manage to capture or shoot down the drone. The Pentagon claimed the unmanned Predator aircraft did not leave international waters.
We've had enough. The 1% own and operate the corporate media. They are doing everything they can to defend the status quo, squash dissent and protect the wealthy and the powerful. The Common Dreams media model is different. We cover the news that matters to the 99%. Our mission? To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good. How? Nonprofit. Independent. Reader-supported. Free to read. Free to republish. Free to share. With no advertising. No paywalls. No selling of your data. Thousands of small donations fund our newsroom and allow us to continue publishing. Can you chip in? We can't do it without you. Thank you.