First on CNN: U.S. officials say Russian missiles heading for Syria landed in Iran

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First on CNN: U.S. officials say Russian missiles heading for Syria landed in Iran

By Barbara Starr and Jeremy Diamond, CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/08/politics/russian-missiles-syria-landed-iran/

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Washington (CNN)—A number of cruise missiles launched from a Russian ship and aimed at targets in Syria have crashed in Iran, two U.S. officials told CNN Thursday.

Monitoring by U.S. military and intelligence assets has concluded that at least four missiles crashed as they flew over Iran.


The U.S. believes, based on intelligence reports of damage assessments, that some buildings were damaged and civilians may have been hurt.

It's unclear where in Iran the missiles landed. The Russian ships have been positioned in the south Caspian Sea, meaning the likely flight path for missiles into Syria would cross over both Iran and Iraq.



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2. Russia, Iran deny claims Syria-bound missiles fell in Iran

http://atimes.com/2015/10/russia-iran-deny-claims-syria-bound-missiles-fell-in-iran/

Russia, Iran deny claims Syria-bound missiles fell in Iran
By AT Editor on October 9, 2015

A CNN report, claiming that several Russian cruise missiles targeting Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria actually landed in Iran, has been refuted by the Russian Defense Ministry, while the US State Department say they can’t confirm, RT reports.

The American broadcaster cited two unnamed US officials, who said that four Russian missiles had crashed somewhere in Iran after being launched from vessels in the Caspian Sea. The report suggested that “some buildings were damaged and civilians may have been hurt.”

This triggered a quick reaction from the Russian Defense Ministry, with spokesman Igor Konashenkov saying that all the missiles had hit their targets Wednesday.

“Unlike CNN, we don’t distribute information citing anonymous sources, but show the very missile launches and the way they hit their targets almost in real time,”Konashenkov said.