Iran Detects, Repels US U2 Reconnaissance Plane

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A senior Iranian commander revealed Tuesday that the country identified and repelled an American U2 reconnaissance plane that was trying to intrude into Iranian airspace above the Sea of Oman.

Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili clarified that Iran's air defense systems identified the radar-evading plane on February 10 but it left the area after receiving a warning from Iran's air-defense units.

"The US U2 plane was flying from Pakistan's southwest to the east of the Sea of Oman and was being monitored by our radar and electronic surveillance systems every moment," the Iranian commander said, adding that Iran's Persian Gulf radar gave it a warning when it was trying to enter Iran's airspace above the Sea of Oman and southeast of the Strait of Hormuz.

The plane, which is one of the world's most technologically-advanced reconnaissance aircraft, probably intended to take images of and gather information about Iran's southern region, he added.

Meanwhile, an Iranian military commander stressed the importance of all-out defense against possible wars in future.

He farther warned enemies that any strategic mistake on their part will definitely lead to their defeat.

"During the past three decades, enemies have understood the components of our power and they will be definitely defeated if they commit a strategic mistake in their calculations," Second-in-Command to Iran's Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Gholam Ali Rashid.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org