There was a P-8 surveillance aircraft operating in the area at the time Iran shot down a RQ-4 yesterday, a US official tells CNN. The plane was in international airspace, the official said. According to the US Navy, the P-8 aircraft is configured to carry a crew of 9 people. "While we were tracking the spy drone there was also a P-8 spy plane with 35 crew on board which we could have shot at, but we did not do so," Hajizadeh said. Note: Hajizadeh said the plane was carrying a crew of 35 people — far more than the 9 the P-8 is configured to carry.

Source: CNN June 21, 2019 09:08 UTC