NOURNEWS - Following remarks by Bill Urban, spokesman for the CENTCOM terrorist organization regarding the interception of an Iranian plane, an official told Nornews: "Contrary to the statements of the spokesman of this organization, American F-15 fighters were not routine in air missions and they have intercepted an Iranian passenger plane by invading the Lebanese sky.
He denied the information provided by a CENTCOM spokesperson who said that the American fighter had visually inspected the Iranian Mahan passenger plane in the Syrian airspace near the Al-Tanf base. The passenger plane was lowering its altitude to approach Beirut airport.
The official added that the pilot of the Mahan plane, which was crossing the international route, repeatedly warned the pilots of the American fighter jets to stay away from the passenger plane, but after the American fighters ignored the warnings and continued dangerous maneuvers near the Mahan plane, the pilot drops the altitude sharply according to the flight instructions to get out of the dangerous situation.
Based on the information provided by this official, it can be concluded that either the Americans knowingly lied about the exact location of this incident and seek to conceal the issue of encroachment on Lebanese airspace, or the US military command and control system is so disorganized that incomplete or false information is reflected to the headquarters.
NOURNEWS