Iran threatened to shoot missiles at US Navy planes: defense official

September 13, 2016 23:13

The Iranian military threatened to shoot down two US Navy planes flying over the Strait of Hormuz, a defense official said today, the latest in a string of encounters with Tehran.

Two "maritime patrol aircraft" were flying separate missions in a similar area in international air space earlier this month when they received three radio calls from Iranian air defense.

"They were threatening to shoot at us, to shoot us down, or fire missiles at us," the defense official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity ahead of a formal announcement.

According to Fox News, which first reported the encounter, the US planes ignored the warning and continued on their mission.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Aishwarya Goes For Gold At Cannes

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan looked gorgeous in her first appearance at this year's Cannes International Film Festival.

7 Steps To Review Your Financial Goals

Dwaipayan Bose simplifies the whys and hows of revisiting your financial goals

Hoarding collapse accused brought to Mumbai

Bhavesh Bhinde, an advertising firm's director, whose company had put up the giant hoarding that collapsed in Mumbai killing 16 people, was brought to the city early on Friday, a police official said.

Dhoni's Chai Steals The Show

'Tea is something very close to us, maybe because we are from that generation, where we never say no to tea.'

Strikes And Lockouts Decline By 90%

Industrial disputes dropped 89.3 per cent to 34 in 2022 compared to 318 a decade ago, shows central and state data.