Iran’s foreign minister said on Twitter that the coordinates of US military drone that was shot down by Iranian military forces on Thursday had taken off from the UAE.

 Iran Press/Iran news:  “At 00:14 US drone took off from UAE in stealth mode & violated Iranian airspace. It was targeted at 04:05 at the coordinates (25°59’43”N 57°02’25”E) near Kouh-e Mobarak. We’ve retrieved sections of the US military drone in OUR territorial waters where it was shot down,” Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted.

Yesterday, Iranian Foreign Minister slammed the recent US violation of the Iranian airspace, saying Iran will zealously defend its skies, land, and waters.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message on Twitter said: "The US wages #EconomicTerrorism on Iran, has conducted covert action against us & now encroaches on our territory," Iran Press reported.

US president claimed that 'Iran made a very big mistake' by shooting down the US drone in the Persian Gulf.

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