The Pentagon has denied claims by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) that an Iranian “mother ship” located “off the East Coast of the United States” is launching mysterious and unidentified drones. .
Sabrina Singh, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said: asked Whether there is “some truth” to the claim that Iran “launched a mothership” about a month ago carrying drones allegedly seen in New Jersey and Staten Island, New York.
“There is no truth to that. There are no Iranian ships off the coast of the United States, and there are no so-called motherships launching drones toward the United States,” Singh explained.
when asked Regarding what the Pentagon was doing to “address” the drone sighting issue, Singh said there was “no evidence” that the drones came from a “foreign entity” or adversary. Singh added that the drone is not a U.S. military drone.
“At this time, there is no evidence that these activities are the work of foreign entities or adversaries,” Singh responded. “We will continue to monitor what is happening, but our facilities were not threatened while this activity was occurring.”
Singh's response comes after Van Drew told Fox News host Harris Faulkner that “Iran probably launched a mothership about a month ago carrying an unidentified drone reportedly spotted in the sky.” This was after he said, “We launched the place President-elect Donald Trump's Trump National Golf Club Bedminster and Picatinny Arsenal military base.
“I was also on the transportation committee, the aviation subcommittee, and I got to know people. And I got to know people from very high sources, from very qualified sources, from very responsible sources. I'll tell you the truth…Iran probably launched a mothership with these drones on it about a month ago,” Van Drew said. “That mothership is stationary… off the east coast of the United States.”
Several New Jersey lawmakers, including Republican state Sen. John Bramnick and Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-N.J.), have launched an investigation into the drone sightings and called it a “growing problem.” I'm asking you to resolve it. It has been dealt with.
“New Jersey should issue a limited state of emergency banning all drones until the public is informed about these multiple sightings,” Bramnick said. proposed.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (Democratic Party) I felt stressed He said he had discussed reports of ongoing drone activity in parts of the state with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, “senior officials” at DHS, and the New Jersey State Police, adding that “there are no known threats. It doesn't exist.'' The masses. ”
