The IRGC public relations office said the drone was intercepted and destroyed by modern air defence units as it approached from the northern Persian Gulf with the intent of entering the combat zone.
The aircraft was brought down over the sky of Jam, a town in southern Bushehr province.
The MQ-9 Reaper is a long-endurance, hunter-killer drone used extensively by the U.S. military for both surveillance and precision strike missions.
MNA
