to report «iusnews»; The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed an advanced US MQ-9 drone over the eastern Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement, the IRGC's public relations office said the drone was the 55th of its type downed. It was engaged by a new advanced air defense system of the IRGC Aerospace Force operating under the country's integrated air defense network.