US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday denounced as “child-like” a map released by Iran that purported to show that a US drone entered its airspace in May.
“You've seen that child-like map that Foreign Minister (Mohammad Javad) Zarif put out that contrasts with the excellence and professionalism of America’s military and intelligence services,” Pompeo told reporters as he left on a trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) June 20, 2019
We've retrieved sections of the US military drone in OUR territorial waters where it was shot down. pic.twitter.com/pJ34Tysmsg
Pompeo said the map “should leave no doubt in anyone’s mind about where that unarmed vehicle was -- it was flying in international airspace.”
Also Read
-
Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK and US condemn Iran’s actions in the region
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States have released a joint statement expressing their concern over ... Middle East -
Trump will ‘not dare’ strike Iran, claims IRGC General
A senior officer in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps asserted that US President Donald Trump would “not dare” to strike Iran and ... Middle East -
US envoy Brian Hook calls on world to ‘urge Iran to de-escalate’
The US special envoy for Iran on Sunday urged “all nations to use their diplomatic effort to urge Iran to de-escalate and meet diplomacy with ... Middle East
