The Pentagon denies they are from Iran or any other ‘foreign entity or adversary’

Defense Department deepens drone mystery over New Jersey — and pours cold water On the claim that they have come from Iran.

Defense officials do not believe the unidentified flying objects are coming from “any foreign entity or adversary,” Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters Wednesday.

“There are no Iranian ships off the coast of the United States, and there is no so-called mothership launching drones toward the United States,”

Singh was responding to explosive claims made Wednesday by Republican New Jersey Representative Jeff Van Drew, who told Fox News that highly placed sources told him that drones seen overnight in the Garden State’s skies were “likely” being flown by Iran. were being deployed.

“I’m going to tell you the real thing. Iran launched a mothership that contains these drones,” he said. “It’s off the east coast of the United States. They have launched drones.”

“These drones must be shot down,” he said. He said, “The army is on full alert regarding this.”

Following those claims, Singh insisted, “There is no truth in it.” However, he did not offer any alternative theories about where the drones were coming from.