Pentagon says no Iranian ‘mothership’ off US after mysterious New Jersey drone sightings
Dozens of mysterious nighttime flights over New Jersey have raised growing concern among residents and officials
The Pentagon flatly dismissed claims by a US lawmaker that Iran might be launching drones over New Jersey from a “mothership” off the East Coast.
“There is no truth to that,” Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said on Wednesday.
“There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States and there’s no so-called ‘mothership’ launching drones towards the United States.”
Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew, whose district in New Jersey includes Atlantic City, said he had uncovered what appeared to be an Iranian plot.
“What we’ve uncovered is alarming drones flying in from the direction of the ocean, possibly linked to a missing Iranian mothership,” he said on social media platform X.
