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Iran sent pink drone to Obama

Published time: February 09, 2012 18:10
Edited time: February 13, 2012 20:31
An Iranian man shows a miniature toy model of the US drone RQ-170 with a slogan quoted by Iran’s late founder of Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini reading in Farsi, "we will step on the United states" in Tehran (AFP Photo / Atta Kenare)

After tough sanctions imposed by the United States and the West, Iran has given into the demands of President Obama, well some demands.

Iran is returning the RQ-170 drone that was hacked back in December of last year.

There are some differences though: it's pink, it's about one eightieth the original size and being marketed as a toy in Iran.

According to some reports the toys have already hit shelves In Tehran and carry a $4 price tag. The display of silliness has many US officials irate at the charade, but no need to get upset.

President Obama will be receiving his very own custom built toy drone as well.

We wanted for Mr. Obama himself to have these toys and know that Iranians don't leave anyone's requests unanswered. We made the 'RQ' in pink as it is Mr. Obama's favorite color and we will send it to him via the Swiss embassy," said Seyyed Saeed Hassan-pour, head of the cultural department of the Aaye Company, to Reuters.

The day of arrival was set for February 1, but no official word of Obama getting the toy has been confirmed.

Back in December the drone was all over Iranian State TV. Footage of the drone surrounded by anti-American banners prompted the White House to officially submit a request to return the drone after it was captured near the Afghan border.

As RT reported, the US originally denied they lost a drone over Iran before changing their story and insisting that they lost contact with the craft during a surveillance mission over neighboring Afghanistan.

According to the US, the aircraft was flying around Eastern Afghanistan, but Iran argues it was well within the Iranian territory.

Iranian engineers hijacked the multi-million dollar stealth drone’s system and managed to ease the craft down to a safe landing.

Iranian ambassador Mohammad Khazaee submitted a complaint to the UN Security Council saying “the provocative and covert operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran by the US government, which have increased and intensified in recent months.”

Khazaee went on to say the “American RQ-170 unmanned spy plane, bearing a specific serial number, violated Iran’s airspace.” He added Iran “strongly protests such hostile and aggressive moves and warns about harmful consequences of the repetition of such actions.” 

Iran's ambassador demanded a US apology for the incident, but has yet to receive it.So Iran has decided to take matters into their own hands.

"We decided to show that we can deal with this issue in a very friendly and peaceful manner and put it in the playful hands of the children of Iran to pursue a 'soft war' with Mr. Obama and the US. This was the aim of producing this aircraft," Hassan-pour concluded.

Comments (132)

Jeebus 26.04.2012 03:59

Romanovich wrote in #20Comments are funny. I think the best part of watching and reading news is the comments. Its like a good dessert after a decent meal. lolWhether something is true or not is really only known to the source of the event, and all of any who say this or that is/isn"t true is only expressing their opinion in a negative manner. Which is perfectly healthy and human, just immature. As for those who are sick of the trolls... simply don't reply to them. Don't take their lack of knowledge personally, just know what you know and let them know what they know. Accept that everyone has different percpectives based on believes and entirety. ...It seems no matter what station we tune in to, it is pretty evident that we are not getting the whole truth of whats going on. This is by far one of the better comments out there too. As one of the people who also view it in this manner, I would like to second your understanding of the situations. Anyone spending time to argue and push an opinion other than "Care for yourself and others" has ulterior motives. There is indeed a curtain of information where the rest of our "educated society" has hidden themselves behind.  We need only part this curtain and a wealth of information will rain down upon the world. The internet is merely the conduit with which we can garner the truth. Everything is set in society to feed you distractions, and disillusion you from the world. Information is the driving force of change in this world. Do not succumb to apathy and ignorance. Learn the truth of reality, and of yourself. You need nothing more than this. The rest will fall into place as long as we seek to understand the truth.

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Black Panter 29.03.2012 17:08

Tianchi Wang wrote in #18
Doctor Saka wrote in #18
America is always a looser when they face Iran. Shame on puppet American politicians. You got what you deserve. 
I hope youre joking! otherwise youre incredibly stupid.

Iran would get wiped out in a full scale war against the USA.Iran is so weak militarily compared to the USA that would get destroyed.
Why is it that people in the middle east have no grasp on reality???
Always big tough talking but they are really a joke.

Iran thinks its still 500bc--------------- --------------Doctor Saka is right, for your information it is 2012AD and Iran is rising again while US is going down, US bulling attitude, tough talking and threats are NOT working on Iran. you need to wake up from your fantasy world to the reality, start getting you news from independent liable sources and stop parroting or watching corporate MSM. Facts are no match for emotion.

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KKK 29.03.2012 16:41

Tomasz wrote in #4
Wow I got 3 thumbs UP in less than five minutes on my first comment! Thanks guys! Now I'm waiting to get like 20 thumbs down from all the RT workers and other brain-washed people here. 3 Thumbs up yours?

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