Iran claims its air defenses intercepted an MQ-9 drone over the southern city of Ahvaz, marking the 30th such drone downed during the ongoing war. The claim is single-sourced and unverified; the United States has not commented.
Iranian authorities claim their air defenses intercepted an MQ-9 drone over Ahvaz, marking the 30th such drone downed during the ongoing war. The claim follows an earlier IRGC statement at 09:58 Jerusalem time that it had downed an MQ-9 over Ahvaz using a new advanced air defense system. The latest update adds a tally of 30 MQ-9 drones destroyed since the conflict began. The United States has not commented on the claim, and no independent verification is available. Iran has repeatedly claimed to have downed US MQ-9 drones since the start of the war, with The Zioneer previously reporting on similar claims over Isfahan, Bushehr, Andimeshk, and Khormuj. These claims have remained unconfirmed, and the US military has not acknowledged any losses of MQ-9s over Iranian territory.
5 developments
- DevelopingMQ-9 Reaper drone reportedly intercepted by Iranian air defenses over Isfahan
- DevelopingIranian TV: Revolutionary Guards shoot down US spy drone over Tehran
- DevelopingIranian IRGC-affiliated media report interception of US MQ-9 drone over Khormuj, Bushehr
- DevelopingIRGC claims it shot down US MQ-9 drone over Andimeshk, Khuzestan
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- Internal intake