The Iranian military announced that its advanced air defense systems destroyed an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Hamadan area minutes ago. The claim is single-sourced and has not been independently verified. No US comment has been reported.
The Iranian military tonight claimed that its advanced air defenses destroyed an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Hamadan area in western Iran. The report, issued minutes ago, is the latest in a series of unverified Iranian claims of downing US drones today.
Earlier Sunday (09:57 Jerusalem), the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have shot down an MQ-9 over Ahvaz using a new air defense system. That was followed by assertions that the same drone was the 30th of its kind downed during the war, then reports of three drones downed in Asaluyeh, Ahvaz, and Dehloran, and finally a specific IRGC claim over Asaluyeh Airport. All reports remain single-sourced and unverified; no US confirmation has been provided.
The Zioneer has previously documented multiple similar Iranian claims of MQ-9 interceptions across various locations, including Isfahan, Khormuj, Bushehr, Andimeshk, and Tehran, as well as a claim in Karbala, Iraq. None have been independently corroborated, and the US has routinely declined to comment.
As of this evening, no visual evidence or official US response has accompanied the Hamadan claim. The report remains unverified and based on a single Iranian military source.
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
Source and signal
- Internal intake