Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that its air defense systems intercepted an American MQ-9 drone over Bushehr province in southern Iran. The claim, made via the source, follows an earlier unconfirmed report of the same incident. The Zioneer has not independently verified the interception.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed late Friday that its air defense systems intercepted an American MQ-9 drone over Bushehr province in southern Iran. The statement, published via the source affiliated with the IRGC, comes six minutes after an earlier unconfirmed report of the same incident, which The Zioneer first reported at 00:40 Jerusalem. The IRGC has made similar claims in the past—The Zioneer has previously reported on IRGC assertions of downing US drones over Bushehr and other locations in Iran and Iraq. The current claim remains unverified by independent sources, and no visual evidence has been released.
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