Iran Press/ Iran news: General Amie Ali Hajizadeh said that before downing the US spy drone, Iran had sent warning to it.
According to Iran Press, speaking in a ceremony to showcase the wreckage of the US drone, Hajizadeh said: "another US P-8 spy plane with 35 personnel on board was flying nearby, but we refrained from shooting it.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps showcaseي the wreckage of the downed US drone
Stressing that even pilotless drones had systems to relay warnings and other communications to their operators thousands of kilometers away in the United States, Hajizadeh said: "the People who were directing the drone kept on getting nearer and the aircraft made no change to its path, so we were obliged to shoot it down."
Hajizadeh continued: "The US RQ-4A spy drone flew from the UAE's 'Zafreh' Base near Abu Dhabi, and continued to move, switching off the active systems and equipment which represent the plane."
"The incident is indicative of American disregard for international regulations," Iranian commander said.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down a US spy drone, identified as RQ-4 Global Hawk on Thursday morning.
While Washington claims that its aircraft was shot down above international waters, but Hajizadeh stressed that the order was given only after the aircraft had entered Iranian airspace.
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