The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), via the Tasnim News Agency, claimed early Thursday that it intercepted and destroyed an MQ-9 drone over the city of Andimeshk in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran. The claim is single-sourced and has not been independently verified. The Zioneer has previously reported on other similar IRGC claims of downing US drones.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed early Thursday morning that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-9 drone over the city of Andimeshk in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran. The announcement was carried by the state-aligned Tasnim News Agency, which cited the IRGC directly. No visual evidence, debris, or US confirmation has been provided, and the claim remains unverified by independent sources.
The IRGC has a documented pattern of making similar claims. The Zioneer has previously reported on IRGC assertions of downing US drones over Bushehr Province (June 10), Isfahan (July 8), and Tehran (June 10), as well as a claim of intercepting two UAVs in southern Iran (July 13). None of those claims received independent corroboration from the United States or other Western governments.
This latest claim adds Andimeshk to the list of locations where the IRGC alleges it has engaged US drones. The drone type, MQ-9 Reaper, matches several previous reports. The timing and strategic context of the claim — a single-source announcement at a time of heightened regional tensions — remain unclear, and the incident is not independently confirmed.
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