Iran attempted to shoot down US drone over tanker attack site in Gulf of Oman

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Iran attempted to shoot down US drone over tanker attack site in Gulf of Oman

By Elizabeth Mclaughlin, ABC News, June 15, 2019:

Iran attempted to shoot down a U.S. drone that was surveilling the attack on one of two tankers hit in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The attempt missed the MQ-9 Reaper by “approximately one kilometer.”

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The Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous along with another tanker, the Front Altair, were damaged by mines that the U.S. said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had placed on the ship’s hulls.

“According to our assessment, a modified Iranian SA-7 surface-to-air missile attempted to shoot down a U.S. MQ-9, at 6:45 a.m. local time, June 13, over the Gulf of Oman, to disrupt surveillance of the IRGC attack on the M/T Kokuka Courageous,” CENTCOM spokesperson Lt. Col. Earl Brown said in a statement to ABC News on Saturday.

CENTCOM said that, prior to the attempt by Iran to shoot down the MQ-9, the drone had observed the Front Altair on fire.

“The SA-7 was ineffective and its closest point of approach to the MQ-9 was approximately one kilometer,” Brown said. “Subsequent analysis indicates that this was a likely attempt to shoot down or otherwise disrupt the MQ-9 surveillance of the IRGC attack on the M/T Kokuka Courageous.”

In the day following the attacks, Iranian small boats prevented salvage tugs from towing the Front Altair, as they had been contracted to do, a U.S. official told ABC News.

The 23 mariners on board the Front Altair were rescued shortly after Thursday’s attack by the Hyundai Dubai, but Iranians aboard small boats quickly demanded the crew be turned over to their custody, a U.S. official said. The master of the Hyundai Dubai contacted the headquarters of his shipping company in Seoul and was instructed not to turn the crew over to the Iranians. However, the ship’s master felt he had no choice but to comply with the Iranian demands.

After being held in Iran for two days, the crew of the Front Altair was flown to Dubai where they will continue on to their home countries, according to the Associated Press.

The Kokuka Courageous is now in territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates, a second official said.

CENTCOM also confirmed on Saturday that another U.S. MQ-9 was shot down by a Houthi SA-6 surface to air missile over Yemen on June 6.

“The altitude of the engagement indicated an improvement over previous Houthi capability, which we asses was enabled by Iranian assistance,” Brown said.

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Kuffar
Kuffar
4 years ago

A cruise missle strike is in order. Use the W-80 warhead and I bet they don’t f around any more.

Roma Mikhasev
Roma Mikhasev
4 years ago

very strange story

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
4 years ago
Reply to  Roma Mikhasev

Yes, it is very strange to to get worked up over this.

…Did the ships sink? No!
…..Was anyone Hurt? No.
…….Are they USA flagged ships? No.

Sooo, why are we willing to expend American blood and treasure to protect foreign flagged ships taking oil to Communist China?

All the while ignoring that Iran’s many proxy forces HAVE attacked Israel, US forces and Saudi Arabia with Iranian made and supplied truck bombs, IED’s, rockets and missiles for over 30 years.

Israel and Saudi Arabia are US allies, so there is all the reason you need for all 3 nations to take Iran down. Not this weak tanker attack.

…BTW, A top Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani …just …screwed …up, by publicly acknowledging he directs the many proxy forces Iran funds and arms.

gellerreport.com/2019/05/gutless-iran-hides-behind-proxies.html/

This General, his forces and Iran are now legitimate targets.

volksnut
volksnut
4 years ago
Reply to  CharlieSeattle

I will say we blew up some oil platforms back in the late 80’s those nutbags had taken over and were firing on oil tankers – They will at some point cross the line..

katzkiner
katzkiner
4 years ago

American drones can shoot back.
The Iranians are stupid to fire on them, but, that’s not a news flash.
Iran will have the pageantry of islamic
funerals for weeks.

volksnut
volksnut
4 years ago
Reply to  katzkiner

Looking forward to it

volksnut
volksnut
4 years ago

They will get squashed like an egg – They are poking the Tiger –

Obama IS-A-POS
Obama IS-A-POS
4 years ago

So a drone was shot down over a war zone in Somalia, and another over Iranian territory? Non-issue. We aren’t Hessians for the Saudis and Israelis anymore. If Israel and the Saudi exporters of radical Islam have a problem with the Iranian Mullahs, fight it out yourselves. The US is DONE fighting your wars.

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