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Iran FM gives location drone shot down after 'violated Iranian airspace'

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AFP Tehran
Last Updated : Jun 21 2019 | 8:10 AM IST

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday a US surveillance drone "violated Iranian airspace" before being shot down earlier in the day, providing coordinates to back his claim.

The drone "was targeted at 04:05 at the coordinates (2559'43"N 5702'25"E) near Kouh-e Mobarak. We've retrieved sections of the US military drone in OUR territorial waters where it was shot down.

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First Published: Jun 21 2019 | 8:10 AM IST

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