On a trip to Indonesia, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had this to say about his country's nuclear ambitions.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saying (Farsi):<br/> <br />"Americans know that the people of Iran are not after an atomic bomb and they don't have a need for an atomic bomb. Why would the people of Iran need an atomic bomb. The people of Iran have lived for seven thousand years without the need for a bomb. "<br/> <br />He went on to say that in this day and age, bombs are "unnecessary."<br/> <br />His remarks came as the Pentagon confirmed Tehran had fired on a U.S. drone.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: U.S. Defense Department spokesman George Little saying:<br/> <br />"November 1st at approximately 4:50 a.m. eastern daylight time, an unarmed, unmanned MT-1 U.S. military aircraft conducting routine surveillance over the Arabian Gulf, was intercepted by Iranian SU-25 Frogfoot aircraft (EDIT) Approximately 16 nautical miles off the Iranian coastline. The MT-1 was not hit and returned to base safely.<br/> <br />The incident occurred over international waters approximately 16 nautical miles off the Iranian coastline. The MT-1 was not hit and returned to its base safely. We have briefed relevant members of Congress on the incident.<br/> <br />Little says the U.S. has made clear to Tehran the U.S. will continue its surveillance missions, reiterating that the drone was in international air space.
