Iran's Navy flew a surveillance drone over a US aircraft carrier and took photographs during a drill in the Persian Gulf, a report said on Friday.

IRIB's report did not say when the incident happened or name the US vessel.  The USS Harry S. Truman is in the Persian Gulf.

The images of the incident were released. IRNA also said an Iranian light submarine closely participated in the surveillance operation.

However, Kevin Stephens, a spokesman for the US Navy’s 5th Fleet based in Bahrain, declined to comment on the report.

“I can say that we are confident in the ability of US naval forces operating in the region to respond appropriately as the situation dictates, and will exercise our right to defend our forces against any threat,” AP quoted Stephen as saying.

Passenger jet skids off runway at Mashhad airport

An Iranian passenger plane carrying 154 people skidded off the runway at an airport in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Thursday.

One of the wings of the plane as well as its landing gear broke off in the incident at Shahid Hashemi-Nejad Airport, Tasnim News Agency reported.

All crew and passengers of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft are safe, it added.

The plane belonging to Zagros Airlines was traveling from Isfahan to Mashhad.

The incident was blamed on the slippery runway.

IRGC raises concern about cultural issues

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Friday that there are no security and defense concerns in Iran.

According to IRNA, Major General Mohammad Ali Ja’fari, however, said that he was concerned about cultural issues in the country.  

Ja’fari noted that IRGC's main task is "the protection of political and cultural boundaries as well as the values of the Islamic Revolution".

He added, "Enemies are organized with all facilities and might to deal a blow to the revolution and this blow has been prepared in cultural field."

Bombardier stocks fall as Airbus inks Iran deal

The shares of Canadian aerospace and transportation company, Bombardier, fell below $1 on Thursday as Iran signed a deal to buy 118 Airbus planes worth $25 billion.

Each Bombardier share was traded at 92 cents on the TSX on Thursday, a day after closing below the $1 level for the first time in 25 years, CBS NEWS reported.

Analyst David Tyerman of Canaccord Genuity said the stock's decline was not likely tied to one event but rather to disappointment over Bombardier not winning an order from overseas.

Canada confirmed for the first time on Tuesday that it plans to lift its sanctions on Tehran and said if Airbus is allowed to sell to Iran, then its aircraft maker Bombardier Inc. should be allowed to export there as well.