Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Iran's IRGC Claims Shooting Down U.S. Drone In Strait Of Hormuz


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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 3. A U.S. MQ-9 drone was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz.

This is reflected in a report issued by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

"The MQ-9 drone was tracked and shot down in the Strait of Hormuz using modern air defense equipment of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Forces," the report said.

The latest escalation in U.S.-Iran relations began on July 8. On that day, U.S. armed forces carried out several waves of strikes against Iranian territory, reportedly in response to an attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first such action after a memorandum was signed between Washington and Tehran. On the same day, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the suspension of the ceasefire regime with Iran. In response, Tehran began strikes against U.S. facilities located in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. The Iranian side is currently stating that the Strait of Hormuz is closed.

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