U.S. Is Warned Away From Nation’s Airspace
Times Staff and Wire Reports
Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani warned the United States that Iran will react strongly if the U.S. violates its airspace for an attack on Afghanistan.
“We will strongly defend our airspace and will confront [U.S.] planes if they use our airspace,” he said at a Tehran news conference.
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