TEHRAN – The (Iranian) Foreign Ministry filed a complaint to the UNSecurity Council and the organization’s president (Mansour al-Otaibi) aftera US spy drone violated Iran’s airspace and was shot down. It lodged thecomplaint under Article 51 of the UN Charter,” Iran’s Deputy ForeignMinister for Legal and International Affairs Gholam-Hossein Dehqani said onFriday.
“The complaint states that Iran reserves the right to defend its maritimeborders and confront any violation in case such acts are repeated. The USside claims that the drone had not entered the Iranian airspace. This iswhile they cannot corroborate such an allegation because it went down inthe Iranian territory after being targeted,” he added, Press TV reported.
Last week, Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs La’ya Joneidi threatenedthat the Islamic Republic will take legal action against the US for the“violation of international law” by deploying a spy drone into Iranianairspace.
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In the early hours of June 20, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)Aerospace Force shot down the US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) thatintruded into the airspace of Iran.
