This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code, type aircraft, and points of origin and your destination. This conversation on the VHF Guard(emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz was overheard by someone that flew with a pilot from Europe to Dubai. It’s too good not to pass along. The conversation went something like this…

Air Defense Radar: ‘Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.’

Aircraft: ‘This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.’

Air Defense Radar: ‘You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!’

Aircraft: ‘This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send ‘em up, I’ll wait!’

Air Defense Radar: (no response … total silence)