video Video
Iran sends toy drone to Obama
Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 01:27
Jan 29 - An Iranian toy company is sending a pink replica of a U.S. spy plane captured in December to U.S. President Barack Obama. Lindsey Parietti reports.
▲ Hide Transcript
▶ View Transcript
TV AND WEB RESTRICTIONS~**NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN TV/VOA PERSIAN NEWS NETWORK (RESTRICTION IMPOSED LOCALLY BY IRANIAN AUTHORITIES)*~ Iran is sending a U.S. drone it captured in December home - with a small makeover. Mocking requests to return the drone, a local toy company plans to send a miniature pink model of the RQ-170 Sentinel to U.S. President Barack Obama. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) HEAD OF CULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF 'AAYE' COMPANY, SEYYED SAEED HASSAN-POUR, SAYING: "We wanted for Mr. Obama himself to have these toys and know that Iranians don't leave anyone's requests unanswered. We made the 'RQ' in pink as it is Mr. Obama's favourite colour and we will send it to him via the Swiss embassy on Bahman 12 (February 1)." State TV broadcast footage of the drone draped in anti-American banners after it was captured last month near the Afghan border. Iran's Foreign Ministry complained to the UN Security Council about the spy mission and told the U.S. to apologize. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) HEAD OF CULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF 'AAYE' COMPANY, SEYYED SAEED HASSAN-POUR, SAYING: "We decided to show that we can deal with this issue in a very friendly and peaceful manner and put it in the playful hands of the children of Iran to pursue a 'soft war' with Mr. Obama and the U.S. This was the aim of producing this aircraft." The toy models will hit the market this week and go for 70,000 rials or $4 U.S. dollars each. Lindsey Parietti, Reuters
Press CTRL+C (Windows), CMD+C (Mac), or long-press the URL below on your mobile device to copy the code
Iran sends toy drone to Obama
Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 01:27
Top News »
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (2:09)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:25)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:16)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:09)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:57)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:17)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:30)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:00)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (3:44)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:34)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:51)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:27)
Migrant Crisis »
Tue, Sep 19, 2017 - (1:52)
Tue, Aug 29, 2017 - (0:46)
Mon, Aug 14, 2017 - (2:03)
Wed, Aug 02, 2017 - (2:11)
Fri, Jul 21, 2017 - (1:56)
Fri, Jul 21, 2017 - (2:01)
Wed, Jun 28, 2017 - (1:03)
Tue, Jun 06, 2017 - (2:25)
Tue, May 30, 2017 - (0:46)
Thu, May 25, 2017 - (1:13)
Thu, May 18, 2017 - (1:35)
Mon, May 08, 2017 - (1:12)
Most Popular »
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:15)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (2:06)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:48)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:43)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:52)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:53)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:15)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:28)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:54)
Sun, Oct 22, 2017 - (1:17)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:57)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:10)
Editors' Picks »
Sun, Oct 22, 2017 - (1:21)
Sun, Oct 22, 2017 - (1:05)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:45)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:48)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (1:42)
Thu, Oct 19, 2017 - (0:50)
Thu, Oct 19, 2017 - (2:06)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (0:55)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (1:00)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (2:18)
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 - (2:10)
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 - (2:03)
Innovations »
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:45)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (0:55)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (2:09)
Thu, Oct 19, 2017 - (1:07)
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 - (1:13)
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 - (0:44)
Tue, Oct 17, 2017 - (1:44)
Tue, Oct 17, 2017 - (1:57)
Mon, Oct 16, 2017 - (1:30)
Mon, Oct 16, 2017 - (2:21)
Fri, Oct 13, 2017 - (1:51)
Thu, Oct 12, 2017 - (1:22)
Entertainment »
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:41)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (1:59)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (2:11)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (1:04)
Thu, Oct 19, 2017 - (1:07)
Thu, Oct 19, 2017 - (0:50)
Thu, Oct 19, 2017 - (1:35)
Thu, Oct 19, 2017 - (1:57)
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 - (0:45)
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 - (1:37)
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 - (1:13)
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 - (1:06)
Rough Cuts »
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:55)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:57)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:30)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:00)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:34)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:51)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:23)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:58)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:27)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:50)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:51)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (0:41)
Moving Pictures »
Fri, Sep 29, 2017 - (2:07)
Wed, Aug 30, 2017 - (2:04)
Mon, Jul 31, 2017 - (1:41)
Mon, Jul 17, 2017 - (1:57)
Fri, Jun 30, 2017 - (2:09)
Thu, Jun 01, 2017 - (2:02)
Mon, May 01, 2017 - (1:01)
Fri, Mar 31, 2017 - (1:01)
Mon, Mar 06, 2017 - (0:43)
Fri, Mar 03, 2017 - (1:07)
Wed, Mar 01, 2017 - (1:01)
Fri, Mar 03, 2017 - (2:27)
Reuters Investigates »
Wed, Aug 23, 2017 - (6:44)
Thu, Mar 16, 2017 - (2:26)
Tue, Nov 01, 2016 - (2:15)
Thu, Sep 29, 2016 - (2:19)
Fri, Aug 05, 2016 - (2:04)
Mon, Mar 28, 2016 - (3:02)
Thu, Mar 10, 2016 - (2:34)
Mon, Dec 07, 2015 - (2:58)
Mon, Dec 07, 2015 - (2:20)
Mon, Dec 07, 2015 - (0:35)
Mon, Dec 07, 2015 - (3:53)
Tue, Jun 02, 2015 - (2:09)
Dateline Asia »
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (2:18)
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 - (1:49)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (2:12)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (2:05)
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 - (2:08)
Thu, Oct 19, 2017 - (1:51)
Thu, Oct 19, 2017 - (1:53)
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 - (2:06)
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 - (2:10)
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 - (2:03)
Tue, Oct 17, 2017 - (1:44)
Tue, Oct 17, 2017 - (2:14)