Ayatollah Khamenei thanked IRGC for tackling US drone, UK tanker: Representativ
Tehran (KNA) - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei thanked the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for downing an intruding US drone and detaining a trespassing British tanker, his representative in the IRGC says.
According to Abdollah Haji-Sadeqi, the Leader asked him to convey the message to the IRGC's servicemen when he called on Ayatollah Khamenei for "guidelines" after the downing and the seizure of the tanker in June.
"Send regards and tell [them] 'more power to your elbow. You accomplished a remarkable feat'," the Leader said.
Haji-Sadeqi made the announcement on Sunday while visiting a strategic southern area known as Naze'at, which is comprised of four islands in the Persian Gulf, ISNA reported.
On June 21, US President Donald Trump tried to play down the aircraft's downing by saying, "It's hard to believe it was intentional, if you want to know the truth."
He alleged that the strike could have been carried out by someone who was acting "loose and stupid," without the endorsement of Iran's top authorities.
Source: PressTV