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Post by Admin on Jul 24, 2020 16:51:46 GMT -5
The US objects strenously when Ruissian fighters come too, or dangerously, close to it's recon and elinte flights around the area of the Black Sea. Who knows the truth ? The Russians probe the Bering and Alaskan coastal area, regularly with long range heavy bombers, The US does similar in the Baltic regions. This could be seen as provication, as theIirainins tend to be very sensetive. Mod. news.yahoo.com/panic-injuries-aboard-iran-passenger-094300420.htmlIranian state media reported that two U.S. fighter jets came close to an Iranian airliner on Thursday, forcing its pilot to swiftly change altitude, a move that left at least two passengers injured. A spokesman for U.S. Central Command, however, said in a statement that a single F-15 fighter jet had conducted a "visual inspection" of the airliner at a “safe distance” before flying off. A reason for the discrepancy in the number of American aircraft involved was not immediately clear. NBC News could not verify either account. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the U.S. on Friday of "endangering innocent civilian passengers." “These outlaws must be stopped before disaster,” Zarif tweeted.
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Post by Admin on Jul 25, 2020 19:04:12 GMT -5
warisboring.com/us-f-15-intercepts-iranian-passenger-plane-flying-over-us-base-in-syria/The United States confirmed one of its military jets inspected an Iranian passenger flight in Syrian airspace late Thursday, after reports that the aircraft had been threatened by foreign fighter jets. The Mahan Air aircraft had to descend to prevent a collision, leading to several passengers being injured in the process, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported. Mahan Air flight 1152 was on its way to Beirut, according to IRIB. A US F-15 on a routine mission conducted a standard visual inspection of the passenger airliner “at a safe distance of approximately 1,000 meters,” Bill Urban, a spokesman for US Central Command, said in a statement. The inspection was carried out to ensure the safety of coalition personnel at the US garrison at Tanf, he added. “Once the F-15 pilot identified the aircraft as a Mahan Air passenger plane, the F-15 safely opened distance from the aircraft. “The professional intercept was conducted in accordance with international standards,” Urban said.
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