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US commander: Iran’s claim it shot down US drone over its airspace ‘categorically false’

By Jamie McIntyre
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US commander: Iran’s claim it shot down US drone over its airspace ‘categorically false’

The Pentagon has issued a strong denial that the drone Iran shot down Wednesday night violated Iranian airspace.

“Iranian reports that this aircraft was shot down over Iran are categorically false,” said Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, in an audio statement from the region piped in to Pentagon reporters.

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