(CNN) -- Iran says it has decoded and released footage from a U.S. drone that it downed more than a year ago. The black and white aerial footage, which Iran claims was from a RQ-170 spy plane, was aired by Iranian news agencies and placed on YouTube. A man, identified in Iranian media as Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, narrates parts of the footage. Key U.S. official defends use of drones "This aircraft has carried out many operations in the countries around Iran," the narrator says. "In the operations taken place in Pakistan, this aircraft guided many of the clashes ..."
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The footage was released by Iranian state media and placed on YouTube
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Iran claims it downed the plane in 2011
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Obama in the past asked for the drone back
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