India, Aug. 31 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Tensions around the strategically important Strait of Hormuz have escalated after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the waterway, while Washington confirmed strikes on Iranian launchers on Larak Island that it said posed an imminent threat to shipping.

US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Iran Claims US MQ-9 Drone Was Shot Down

The IRGC said its air-defence forces intercepted a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state-linked media reported that the drone was hit by air-defence missiles and crashed into Gulf waters. However, the US has not publicly confirmed the loss of an MQ-9 drone. Therefore, the reported sh...