[Drew68]

Same take CNN had.

Not quite.

Your knocking Debka is a crock.

I'll call 'em as I see 'em (and I've seen plenty of Iranian surveillance planes).

[TigersEye]

Not quite.

From the CNN article...

While the encounter was not threatening, it was unusual. U.S. navy ships have regularly encountered Iranian aircraft in the Persian Gulf in recent years, but this encounter took place in the Gulf of Oman, in an area where Iranian jets are seen much less frequently, several Navy officials said.

The wording is almost identical.