Iranian missile used to shoot down US MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen?
Washington Examiner:
The Yemen rebels are far too primitive to have built a missile that could take down this aircraft. Iran is their primary supplier and is using them as a proxy force against Saudi Arabia and the US.
A U.S. drone was shot down Tuesday by a surface-to-air missile, according to reports.
A U.S. official told CNN the missile is believed to have been provided to Houthi rebels by Iran. The official said it was unclear if the drone belonged to the U.S. military or an intelligence agency.
The official also said the Trump administration is expected to publicly blame Iran for the drone’s downing.
“We are aware of reporting that a US MQ-9 was shot down over Yemen. We do not have any further information to provide at this time,” the U.S. military’s Central Command said in a Wednesday statement.
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