Editing General Atomics MQ-1 Predator (section)

===Iran===
On 1 November 2012, two Iranian [[Sukhoi Su-25]] attack aircraft engaged an unarmed Predator conducting routine surveillance over the [[Persian Gulf]] just before 05:00 EST. The Su-25s made two passes at the drone firing their 30&nbsp;mm cannon; the Predator was not hit and returned to base.<ref name=wired_Nov_8 /> The incident was not revealed publicly until 8 November. The U.S. stated that the Predator was over international waters, {{convert|16|mi|km}} away from Iran and never entered its airspace.<ref name="wired_Nov_8" /><ref name="militarytimes_Nov_9" /> Iran states that the drone entered Iran's airspace and that its aircraft fired warning shots to drive it away.<ref name=militarytimes_Nov_9 />

On 12 March 2013, an Iranian [[F-4 Phantom]] pursued an MQ-1 flying over the Persian Gulf. The unarmed reconnoitering Predator was approached by the F-4, coming within 16&nbsp;miles of the UAV. Two U.S. fighters were escorting the Predator and verbally warned the jet, which made the Iranian F-4 break off. All American aircraft remained over international waters. An earlier statement by the Pentagon that the escorting planes fired a flare to warn the Iranian jet was later amended.<ref name="militarytimes5" /> The Air Force later revealed that the American jet that forced the Iranian F-4 to break off was an [[F-22 Raptor]].<ref name="military" />