Iran sees U.S. choppers near its frontiers
TEHRAN, Iran Iran’s military says U.S. helicopters hold been flying also close to its border with Iraq and may even have crossed the frontier.
The statement, carried by the state news agency Wednesday, says the helicopters were seen in Iraq and are “likely to violate Iranian airspace”.
The Iranian military said it would rejoin to any violation of its borders and warned the U.S. army to keep its remoteness.
The U.S. militia has over 150,000 troops in Iraq who shape extensive use of helicopters to transport forces and carry out patrols.
Iraq-based U.S. forces carried out a raid forward neighboring Syria on Oct. 26, killing eight people.
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