Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi (Creative Commons)

Iran's defense minister verified on Friday that claims of two Iranian fighter jets firing at a U.S. military drone earlier in November were, in fact, correct.

“Last week an unknown airplane entered the airspace over Iranian waters of the Persian Gulf,” Ahmad Vahidi said in remarks quoted by the semi-official Fars and Mehr news agencies, reported The Washington Post. “At the correct moment, Iran was vigilant and took firm action, which forced the plane to escape.”

The U.S. claimed the drone was shot at over international waters, but Iran stated that it was part of its maritime border.

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"Our aircraft was never in Iranian airspace.  It was flying in international air space.  The recognized limit is 12 nautical miles off the coast and we never entered the 12 nautical mile limit," said Pentagon Press Secretary George Little, according to Neon Tommy.

Though the jets didn't hit the drone, the attack has raised questions of President Obama's use of drones and how this will affect rising tensions between Iran and the U.S.

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