Pakistan, Sept. 21 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force has claimed that it shot down another US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz.

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According to Iranian media, the drone targeted and destroyed several hours earlier using a new advanced air defence system. The also released images that it said showed the destroyed US drone.

The reported incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States in the region. However, the report did not provide details about the drone's mission or its exact location over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's claim has not been independently verified in the report. No response from US authorities was included...