Originally Posted by
ATC Watcher
Not sure this is you meant . That the aircraft they tracked was an hostile, yes, but both there were not under fire from anyone.
Probably what was meant is that in both cases operators assumed there was an imminent and threat from the target. Not shooting at them (at that moment, at least) but could be momentarily should a decision not be taken.
The fact that the first missile was shot 20 seconds after seeing the target shows just how heated the situation must have been on the Tor. Having read the report I buy the Iranian version of events. The Canadian ruling that it was a terrorist attack and that the Iranians knew what they were shooting at is either political or incompetence on the Canadian's part.