US sent warning message to Iran after drone downing: Iranian official
The United States conveyed a message to Iran warning
of a limited strike against the country after its unmanned drone was shot down
in the Gulf, Iran's civil defense agency chief Gholamreza Jalali was quoted as
saying by the Fars news agency on Sunday.
“After the downing of its intruding drone, the
United States told us through diplomatic intermediaries that it wanted to carry
out a limited operation,” said Jalali who is also a senior commander of Iran's
Revolutionary Guards.
“But Iran's response was that we regard every
operation as the beginning of the war.”
A day after the drone was downed in the Gulf,
Iranian officials told Reuters on June 21 that Tehran had received a message
from US President Donald Trump through Oman after the drone was downed warning
that a US attack on Iran was imminent. Iranian and US officials denied the
report.
