Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: US Rescue Operation for Pilot May Be an Attempt to Steal Enriched Uranium

Odaily According to reports on April 6 local time, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani stated during a press conference that the United States' rescue operation for its pilot on the 5th local time constituted a violation of Iranian airspace and raised numerous questions. The area where the US pilot was reportedly located is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, while the area where the US conducted the rescue operation was in central Iran, with a significant distance between the two. Kanaani emphasized that this US operation could be a "cover operation" aimed at stealing enriched uranium, and this possibility should not be ignored. He described the operation as a "catastrophic scandal" for the United States. (CCTV News)