Head of the Iranian Judiciary High Council for Human Rights says the violation of Iran's airspace by an American spy drone is a blatant example of rights violation and legal action will be taken against the US.


Mohammad-Javad Larijani said Sunday that Tehran would be pursing this clear instance of the violation of its sovereignty.

The official added that US intervention in the affairs of other countries is usually accompanied by terrorist measures.

We believe respecting the rights of other nations is a necessity. Today's world will no longer accept US and Western leadership,” he added.

“Interfering in [internal] affairs of other countries is a dark habit of the US and [other] Western countries, and we (Iran) oppose all forms of intervention in the affairs of Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Syria and other countries,” he said.

Larijani stated that the UN Security Council should probe the incident with due diligence and immediately in line with the world body's specified duties.

Asked about global reverberations of capturing a US drone by Iran's military, he said, “What has been done is important, but our abilities are higher than this and even if we had not captured the aircraft, our abilities in this area would have been still stunning.”

A US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft was downed, with minimal damage, by the Iranian Army's electronic warfare unit on Sunday December 4 when flying over the Iranian city of Kashmar, some 140 miles (225km) from the Afghan border.

On December 6, two US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the drone has been part of a CIA reconnaissance mission, involving the United State's intelligence community stationed in Afghanistan.

Iran's envoy to the UN, Mohammad Khazaei called on the world body on Thursday to condemn the United States' violation of Iranian airspace, saying that the drone was flying 250 kilometers inside Iranian territory when it was forced down.

Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the Swiss ambassador Livia Leu Agosti, whose embassy serves the US interests in Tehran, on Thursday to convey Iran's serious protest against violation of its airspace by the US spy drone.

The Foreign Ministry also summoned the Afghan envoy to Tehran, Obeidollah Abid, on Saturday calling for an immediate explanation from the Kabul over the incident.

The RQ-170 is an unmanned stealth aircraft designed and developed by the Lockheed Martin Company.

The drone is one of America's most advanced surveillance aircraft. Its loss is considered a major embarrassment for Washington.

http://poorrichards-blog.blogspot.com/2011/12/iran-will-take-legal-action-against-us.html

I admire Irans sophistication. This is how countries are supposed to operate.

Imagine if Iran had a drone crash over washington eh?

Its Iran, Japan or England or Germany...Iran! Its our duty to spy on them.

The fact that you used Iran and sophistication in the same sentence is hilarious BTW!

We will clean our country of their dirts. Flying like rats!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s27Oq5ot0ZI

They run away to the back.

Well we need to take legal action as well for the three American hikers they illegally kidnapped from Iraq and for former FBI Agent Robert Levinson who they have illegally held hostage and tortured for over two years AND also the UK needs to take action for the sailors who were illegally kidnapped in International Waters in Iraq by Iran. Also we need to go after them for the major assassination plot we uncovered that was planned in Washington DC.

I can keep going if you want.

Hubris? Alex Hubris? from Long Dart, Rhode Island? I used to spar with your brother in the Schloss.

Wouldn't have happened, we would have detected and sot it down before it hit US airspace. Besides the Amish are more technology advanced then Iran.

OP,why not go and live in that Land of Milk and Honey?
USofA seems to small and Evil and Corrupt for you?
Sheeeesh!

Next you will be saying its your duty to invade them.

LEGAL ACTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

are we not a nation of laws?

Iran has the Great Satans in their judicial crosshairs and they are
going to throw the book at us for attempting to undermine their
nuclear weapons program!

The United States, Europe, Russia, South America, Israel, Iraq,
UAE and Saudia Arabia are all looking at very serious courtroom
repercussions!



And they mean it to STING!

Iran has the Great Satans in their judicial crosshairs and they are
going to throw the book at us for attempting to undermine their
nuclear weapons program!

The United States, Europe, Russia, South America, Israel, Iraq,
UAE and Saudia Arabia are all looking at very serious courtroom
repercussions!



And they mean it to STING!

Sting like I don't know what !

Maybe tell that to OWS!