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carlsweden · 10-07-2008, 01:45 PM

Iran report says U.S. plane violated Iran's airspace
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$0 stock trades. 10 free per month.TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian news agency said on Tuesday that a U.S. military aircraft had unintentionally violated Iranian airspace and been forced to land in Iran, but later allowed to leave.

The semi-official Fars News Agency did not say when the incident happened or give a source for the report, which comes at a time of tension between Tehran and Washington over Iran's disputed nuclear program.

The news agency said five senior U.S. military officials had been interrogated at an Iranian airport and released a day later after it became clear the plane had not entered Iranian airspace intentionally.
Pentagon denies report U.S. plane landed in Iran
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¥ € $ - Learn. Practice. Trade.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon denied on Tuesday an Iranian news report that a U.S. military aircraft had violated Iranian territory and had been forced to land in Iran, saying all American planes were accounted for.

"All aircraft in the region are accounted for and we have no reports of any aircraft landing in Iran," Lt. Col. Patrick Ryder told reporters.

"I haven't heard anything like that," said Pentagon Bryan Whitman.

The Iran news agency reported earlier that a U.S. warplane had violated Iranian territory and had been forced to land in Iran.

(Reporting by Paul Eckert and David Morgan)

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"After it became clear that they unintentionally entered Iran's air space and their destination was Afghanistan, they were allowed to leave Iran for Afghanistan," Fars said.

In Washington, the Pentagon said it was unaware of any U.S. warplanes being forced to land in Iran and that all U.S. aricraft in the Gulf region were accounted for.

In an initial report, Fars described the aircraft as a warplane. But later it simply called it a "Falcon," giving no further details.

(Reporting by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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carlsweden Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2	Pentagon denies report U.S. plane landed in Iran Iran report says U.S. plane violated Iran's airspace Tue Oct 7, 2008 9:34am EDT Email \| Print \| Share\| Reprints \| Single Page \| Recommend (0) [-] Text [+] Featured Broker sponsored link $0 stock trades. 10 free per month.TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian news agency said on Tuesday that a U.S. military aircraft had unintentionally violated Iranian airspace and been forced to land in Iran, but later allowed to leave. The semi-official Fars News Agency did not say when the incident happened or give a source for the report, which comes at a time of tension between Tehran and Washington over Iran's disputed nuclear program. The news agency said five senior U.S. military officials had been interrogated at an Iranian airport and released a day later after it became clear the plane had not entered Iranian airspace intentionally. Pentagon denies report U.S. plane landed in Iran Tue Oct 7, 2008 9:34am EDT Email \| Print \| Share\| Reprints \| Single Page \| Recommend (0) [-] Text [+] Related News Iran report says U.S. plane violated Iran's airspace 9:34am EDTFeatured Broker sponsored link ¥ € $ - Learn. Practice. Trade.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon denied on Tuesday an Iranian news report that a U.S. military aircraft had violated Iranian territory and had been forced to land in Iran, saying all American planes were accounted for. "All aircraft in the region are accounted for and we have no reports of any aircraft landing in Iran," Lt. Col. Patrick Ryder told reporters. "I haven't heard anything like that," said Pentagon Bryan Whitman. The Iran news agency reported earlier that a U.S. warplane had violated Iranian territory and had been forced to land in Iran. (Reporting by Paul Eckert and David Morgan) ----------------------------------------------------- "After it became clear that they unintentionally entered Iran's air space and their destination was Afghanistan, they were allowed to leave Iran for Afghanistan," Fars said. In Washington, the Pentagon said it was unaware of any U.S. warplanes being forced to land in Iran and that all U.S. aricraft in the Gulf region were accounted for. In an initial report, Fars described the aircraft as a warplane. But later it simply called it a "Falcon," giving no further details. (Reporting by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Kevin Liffey)