Iran Shoots Down Israeli Drone Near Mashhad Airport

2025-06-17 07:06:19

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Iran's air defense forces have shot down an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle near Mashhad Airport, located in the eastern part of the country, the police department of Razavi Khorasan Province said in a statement, Trend reports.

Israel launched airstrikes on Iran in the early hours of June 13, killing a significant number of military personnel. Among the dead were Iran's Chief of the General Staff Mohammad Bagheri, IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Commander Gholamali Rashid, and IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh. Nine nuclear scientists and several high-ranking officials were also reported killed.

That same evening, Iran responded with a large-scale attack, firing more than 150 ballistic missiles and over 100 drones at Tel Aviv and other locations. The strikes caused civilian casualties and extensive damage.

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