Iran says it will not return US drone, warns of ‘response’

TEHRAN, Iran — A senior commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard says his country will not return a U.S. surveillance drone captured by its armed forces. Deputy head of the Guard Gen. Hossein Salami said Sunday in remarks broadcast on state television that the violation of Iran’s airspace by the U.S. drone is a “hostile act” and warned of a “bigger” response.

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