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Iran: intruding jet belonged to Nato not United States
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
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A jet that violated Iranian airspace and was forced to land at an airport in Iran belonged to Nato, Iranian TV has reported.
Iran's media claims the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) Falcon jet, carrying military personnel from various nations including Hungary, was heading to Nato bases in Afghanistan.
The plane reportedly took off from Turkey and then strayed into Iranian air space on September 30.
Iranian fighter jets escorted the aircraft to Tehran's Mehrabad airport and forced it to land, the report said.
After interrogation of the Nato personnel it was determined that the aircraft did not enter Iran intentionally and was allowed to leave for its original destination.
According to Press TV, a number of governments, including Hungry, have apologized to Iran's government for the incident.
Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency said on Tuesday that the plane was a US jet.
“The US jet was flying at low altitude in a bid to remain unnoticed by Iranian radars, but it was made to touch down at an Iranian airport escorted by Air Force fighter jets,” the Fars report said.
However moments later Iranian state television channel, Al Alam, said that the plane “was not a military plane and did not belong to the United States.”
It said the crew and passengers, identified as five members of the military and three civilians, were released “after daylong interrogations revealed that they had violated Iranian airspace unintentionally as they were en route to Afghanistan.”
The US Air Force said no US aircraft had been forced downed. “All US aircraft supporting operations in Afghanistan and Iraq are accounted for,” the air force said in a statement.
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Back in the days, US was using other country such Afganistan to fight against communist Russia. But now days, Israeli are using US to fight their ugly wars. I believe US government is hijacked by the Israeli influenced thugs and I am hopeful that the next administrations clean all the thugs whom not only loot US economy but using the country for their wars.
Posted by Uncle | 19.10.08, 16:52 GMT
All you people blaming the US here are idiots. Remember Iran kidnapping those UK sailors!
Iran is run by a bunch of nutbars! They also send guns and terrorists to aid the insurgents in Iraq, well they did until the Iraqi gov't/US/UK beat them back.
Posted by Jersey Dave | 12.10.08, 06:33 GMT
The truth about Iran
Do a google search on Flynt L. Leverett, Iran, Swiss 2003 and you will learn that the real evil is the bush administration.
Posted by bush_is_a_moonie | 09.10.08, 20:26 GMT
Iran detained a Jet that entered their air space without permission, Iran interrogated the crew and determined it was accidental and let them carry on to their intended destination. I find it interesting that people are bashing Iran's MEDIA'S reporting when FOX news runs the most hilariously un-investigated "news" stories I have ever seen. Iran is not responsible for regulating its independent news media and rumors fly constantly in any DEMOCRATIC country. Also Centaur I would say Iran is "spoiling for a fight" with the U.S.A. about as much as Georgia was "spoiling for a fight" with Russia. Iran did not "create this incident" it was pilot or instrument error they defended their airspace and when it became apparent that it was an unintentional violation of their air space the NATO aircraft was allowed on it's way with the good natured apologies of Hungary...
Posted by Justin | 09.10.08, 04:02 GMT
Dave, you are wrong. I care about any potential for diplomatic incidents in Iran. The Iranians are spoiling for a fight and it is a good thing that this did not turn out to be the excuse they are looking for.
Posted by Centaur | 08.10.08, 20:27 GMT
May be America wanted NATO to do this on purpose to test the effectiveness of Iranian radars.
Posted by ZHUBIN | 08.10.08, 20:09 GMT
What's really going on? You tell me. Smell has all the stench of a cover up. I remember seeing a innocuous late breaking news report back in the 80s saying that a Korean Jet liner was being delayed and off course. Hours later it was reported to have been blown out of the sky by Soviet interceptors. That was Korean
Air 007. Will something like that eventually emerge from this incident? Like I said befoe, smells like a cover up. And a lie.
Posted by Dave Duke | 08.10.08, 18:59 GMT
Iran is just creating hype to jack up the oil prices, since it does not want oil to fall below 100. 85% of Iran's revenue comes from oil. they can not get their own story right. Where is the picture of the jet, where are the passengers?
Posted by James Powell | 08.10.08, 17:23 GMT
Who cares if they did or didn't, Bob! No-one in the part of the world really cares
Posted by Dave | 07.10.08, 23:06 GMT
The international terrorists in the white house are getting extremely desperate. They will do anything to start another war. This time with Iran.
Posted by Mitch | 07.10.08, 20:22 GMT
As a former Air Force officer, I was able to look at the report on the Iranian News Agency (FARS) web site and reach the conclusion that the Iranians are trying to perpetrate a hoax. I outline it all in a post this morning at http://bobmccarty.com/2008/10/07/iran-claims-us-warplane-forced-to-land-in-iran/ .
Posted by Bob McCarty, St. Louis, Missouri | 07.10.08, 15:20 GMT