Iran Claims to Have Shot Down US MQ-1 Drone Over the Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that it tracked and shot down a US MQ-1 drone flying over the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the Fars News Agency, the drone was targeted by a new, advanced air defense system operated by Iran’s air defense forces.
The IRGC has not yet released further details about the incident, and no response from US Central Command (CENTCOM) has been reported so far.
Note: Iran’s claim that it shot down the drone has not been independently verified.
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