IRGC downs 55th US MQ-9 over Strait of Hormuz

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed an advanced US MQ-9 drone over the eastern Strait of Hormuz.

In a statement, the IRGC’s public relations office said the drone was the 55th of its type downed. It was engaged by a new advanced air defense system of the IRGC Aerospace Force operating under the country’s integrated air defense network.

MNA