India, May 31 -- Amid wait for a final peace deal, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly claimed that it shot down a US' MQ-1 drone after it allegedly entered its territorial airspace early on Sunday.

The American drone was immediately detected by the Iran Guards' surveillance and air defence systems, Iranian semi-official news agency Tasnim reported, citing a statement from IRGC.

Advanced air defence missiles targeted and reportedly 'successfully' destroyed the MQ-1 drone. Follow US-Iran war news live updates

The Iranian forces justified the alleged shooting down of the US drone by claiming that it entered the Islamic Republic's airspace with an "intention of carrying out hostile operations".

Meanwhile, Iran also...