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Iran may have tapped Chinese missile to shoot down U.S. fighter jet, sources say
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WASHINGTON, The F-15 fighter that was shot down over southwestern Iran last month and set off a dangerous rescue mission was probably struck by a Chinese-made shoulder-launched missile, three people with knowledge of the matter told NBC News.
Key facts
- The Trump administration brokered a ceasefire with Iran ahead of a crucial meeting with President Xi Jinping earlier this month
- The two-man crew of the F-15 jet safely ejected from the aircraft over Iran
- But after a U.N. arms embargo against Iran was introduced in 2006, China backed away from major weapons sales and instead provided components and other technology to Iran that had both civilian
- WASHINGTON, The F-15 fighter that was shot down over southwestern Iran last month and set off a dangerous rescue mission was probably struck by a Chinese-made shoulder-launched missile, three people
Summary
In the early days of the conflict, China also may have provided Iran with a long-range early-warning radar that spots stealth aircraft that are meant to evade detection, according to one of the people and a U.S. official with knowledge of the matter. U.S. officials are still investigating the circumstances around the shootdown of the American F-15E Strike Eagle in April, the . It’s not clear when the military equipment was handed over. The Trump administration brokered a ceasefire with Iran ahead of a crucial meeting with President Xi Jinping earlier this month.