President Obama On Captured Drone In Iran: ‘We’ve Asked For It Back’

During a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, President Obama responded to a question about the downed spy drone that was captured in Iran. “As has already been indicated, we’ve asked for it back. We’ll see how the Iranians respond.”

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The top-secret spy drone had crashed inside Iran two weeks ago and, according to The New York Times “was part of a stepped-up surveillance program that has frequently sent the United States’ most hard-to-detect drone into the country to map suspected nuclear sites.”

Watch Obama tell reporters the United States has asked for the spy drone back below via Fox News:

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