Iran says downing of US drone was a ‘firm response,’ can be repeated

Iran says downing of US drone was a ‘firm response,’ can be repeated
The commander said everyone saw how they downed the drone and they can do it again. (File/AFP)
Updated 24 June 2019
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Iran says downing of US drone was a ‘firm response,’ can be repeated

Iran says downing of US drone was a ‘firm response,’ can be repeated
  • Navy commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khazandi said the “the enemy” knows the response can be repeated

LONDON: Iran on Monday described its shooting down of a US drone in the Gulf last week as a “firm response” to the United States and warned it could be repeated.
“Everyone saw the downing of the unmanned drone,” navy commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency. “I can assure you that this firm response can be repeated, and the enemy knows it.”