Afghanistan, Oct. 20 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that it shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian news agency Tasnim on Tuesday, October 20.
Tasnim reported that Iranian air defence systems intercepted and destroyed the unmanned aircraft. The IRGC also claimed that the incident marked the 54th US military drone it had brought down using Iran's integrated air defence network.
The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman, is a strategically important maritime route for international energy shipments. Military incidents in the area can raise concerns about regional security and the movement of commercial vessels.
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