Sunday, January 23, 2005

US airplane violates Iran's airspace

Al Bawaba reports:
A US airplane has violated Iran's airspace, a UAE-based newspaper reported on Saturday. According to AlKhaleej daily, military sources in Tehran reported that the incident took place on Friday.

The flight of the F-16 was in the area of Khorramshahr city, located in Khuzestan province which is bordering on Iraq in the west. The Iranian sources told the paper that they beleived the plane was on a spy mission.

American President George W. Bush has recently refused to rule out military options against Iran over its alleged nuclear development plans.