At some point during the flight, the Iranian military warned the two aircraft to change course or risk getting shot down. The US military planes ignored the warning and continued flying in international airspace, although close to Iranian territory, the officials told Fox. “We wanted to test the Iranian reaction,” one US official told Fox News when asked why the US jets were flying close to Iran. The latest incident between the US military and Iran is just the latest in a series of confrontations in region. Last month, Iranian fast-boats harassed US Navy warships in the Persian Gulf on at least five occasions.

Source: Fox News September 12, 2016 22:30 UTC