Tehran, Aug. 3 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that it had intercepted and shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz using a newly developed air defense system.
"An MQ-9 drone was intercepted and shot down by the IRGC's new advanced air defense system over the Strait of Hormuz," the IRGC said in a statement published on its Telegram channel.
The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News also reported that the Guards' aerospace forces had targeted the drone after detecting it in the strategic waterway.
The claim comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States over the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route. Iranian officials said they are not currently holding direct talks with Washin...