UPDATE: The Pentagon is denying the claim, but isn't giving any information about the drones, where they are from, who is piloting them or who they belong to.
🚨 BREAKING: Pentagon Spokesperson says there "is no truth" to Rep. Jeff Van Drew's claim that these unidentified drones are coming from an Iranian mothership and should be shot down.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 11, 2024
"There is no Iranian ship off the cost of the United States, and there's no so-called… pic.twitter.com/hgXWqukOSc
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During an interview with Fox News Wednesday morning Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew, who represents New Jersey's Second Congressional District, revealed dozens of mystery drones seen in parts of his state and the East Coast over the past two weeks could be from Iran, the world's largest sponsor of terrorism.
"From very high sources, very qualified sources, very responsible sources, I'm going to tell you the real deal. Iran launched a mothership, probably about a month ago, that contains these drones...I'm going to tell you the deal, it's off the East Coast of America, they've launched drones. This is from high sources I don't same this lightly," Van Drew said. "Know that Iran made a deal with China to purchase drones, motherships and technology in order to go forward. The sources I have are good."
"These drones should be shot down," Van Drew continued. "The military is on alert with this."
What we’ve uncovered is alarming—drones flying in from the direction of the ocean, possibly linked to a missing Iranian mothership.
— Congressman Jeff Van Drew (@Congressman_JVD) December 11, 2024
This is a national security crisis we cannot ignore.
Bring them down now. pic.twitter.com/YicWkcoJR1
The news comes less than 24 hours after a the House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence held a hearing about the problem. Little was revealed about who was flying them or where they were from. The federal government has failed to provide any information about what is going on. Local law enforcement claims not to know either.
First, a Chinese spy balloon drifted across U.S. airspace for a week.
— Congressman Jeff Van Drew (@Congressman_JVD) December 10, 2024
Now, unidentified drones are flying over New Jersey, avoiding radar detection.
Gaps in our airspace are being exploited, and because of it, the safety of Americans is at risk. pic.twitter.com/cqnhdLchtg
The drones have been flying over President-elect Donald Trump's golf course. Over the summer, we learned the Iranian regime published assassination plans with Trump as the target.