Wednesday
Dec052012
The Latest from Iran (5 December): The Victory of Nasrin Sotoudeh's Hunger Strike
1903 GMT: Drone Watch. The US military has backed away from its earlier denial that none of its drones could have been downed by Iran.
Pentagon spokesman George Little said the drone displayed by the Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday appeared to be a U.S.-made ScanEagle. He said it could not be determined if the drone was operated by the US.
Commenting on Tehran's claims that it extracted valuable data from the ScanEagle, reportedly captured in the Persian Gulf, Little said it was “highly improbable” that useful intelligence could be gained from the relatively unsophisticated drone.