Tehran: An Iranian fighter jet patrolling in the Persian Gulf region crashed in the Bushehr province. The local Iranian official informed that both the pilots of the fighter jet were safe. But Iran did not reveal the information of the exact mission the fighter was carrying out.
The concerned fighter jet crashed in the Southern Tangestan region of the Bushehr Province. Abdolhossein Rafipur, governor of the Tangestan province, informed that the Iranian fighter jet crashed at about 12.30 pm on Sunday. Rafipur said that the pilots of the fighter jet ejected at the right time and hence were safe. Parts of the fighter jet were found in the coastal cities in Tangestan.
The Iranian government media gave technical snag, as the reason for the crash. Rafipur avoided talking about the mission of the fighter jet. The marine and air surveillance in the Persian Gulf has increased since the last few weeks, given the increasing tension. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait Oman, along with Iran, have increased their deployment in the Persian Gulf.
Other than these, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European countries have dispatched their warships for the security of the Persian Gulf. Us fighter jets, surveillance and bomber airplanes also are patrolling this area. A US study group recently announced that some of these airplanes have been equipped with cluster bombs. Against the background of the increasing tension in the Persian Gulf, the crash of the Iranian fighter jet is being taken very seriously.
The foreign oil tanker seized by Iran a few hours before the crash has been docked in the Bushehr port. Iran has deposited that confiscated oil stock, from the tanker, in one of the big storages in the same region. As the fighter jet crashed within a few minutes of the incident, the significance of the crash increased further.
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