“Previously, US forces in the region were a threat to us, but now this is an opportunity. They don’t stutter about the war with Iran, because they know how vulnerable they are, ”the Iranian military quoted the Reuters article on June 21.
As Ruptly found out, Hajizade made this statement on November 21, 2018 on the state television channel IRIB.
At the same time, news agencies such as The New York Times and Al Jazeera reprinted this news agency.
The video agency indicated that such “serious misinformation” had intensified tensions between Iran and the United States.
Serious misinformation added to the tense military stand-off between the United States and #Iran. Our investigation details how we uncovered an inaccurate news article and investigated its reach across the globe. pic.twitter.com/VRzIYEbhYE
- Ruptly VU (@RuptlyVU) September 30, 2019Currently, the corresponding news article with a quote is published in its original form on the agency’s website.
On June 20, Iran stated that the American drone Global Hawk was shot down by the air force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in the province of Khormozgan while violating the country's border.
Then Hajizadeh said that the last time the Iranian military sent US UAVs warning signals ten minutes before he was shot down.