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IRGC says it downed US MQ-1 drone over Strait of Hormuz
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3 hours ago|- This comes following the postponement of Strait of Hormuz talks.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday morning that its air defense units intercepted and shot down an advanced US MQ-1 reconnaissance drone while it was operating over the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway.
According to an official statement issued by the IRGC Public Relations Department, aerospace defense units operating within Iran’s integrated air defense network detected and tracked the unmanned aircraft immediately upon violating the airspace surrounding the maritime corridor.
The drone was targeted and destroyed using a newly deployed, domestically developed advanced air defense system.
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