Iran claimed that it had reverse-engineered a U.S. spy drone captured by its armed forces last year, and that it had been building a copy, the Daily Telegraph reported.

It cited as proof details of the aircraft's history, which, it said, included a surveillance mission over the home of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan just two weeks before he was killed.

The U.S. dismissed the claim as "bluster", but it would be an embarrassment for the US military and intelligence community if Iran was able to produce a replica.

The drones have been used for monitoring and assassinating suspected terrorists in Pakistan and for intelligence-gathering in Iran, mainly of its nuclear sites.

(China.org.cn, CNTV April 24, 2012)

據英國《每日電訊報》報道，伊朗聲稱已成功破解了軍方去年截獲的美國無人偵察機信息，并已開始復制。

伊朗公開了這架無人機的一些詳細活動記錄，其中包括在奧薩馬?本?拉登被殺兩周前，該無人機曾對其位于巴基斯坦的藏身地進行偵察。

美方表示伊朗此言只是嚇唬人而已，不過如果伊朗真能將無人機復制成功，美國軍方及情報機構將顏面掃地。

據悉，該無人機曾用來監視和暗殺巴基斯坦境內的可疑恐怖分子，以及收集伊朗情報，其中主要是關于核工廠的情報。