US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: A new military claim from Tehran has put the Strait of Hormuz back in focus as tensions between Iran and the United States continue to threaten security around the vital shipping corridor. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday, October 20, that its air defence forces intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-9 drone over the strait using what it described as an advanced defence system.
Iranian media reported that the incident marked the 54th US military drone the IRGC claimed to have brought down. The claim has not been independently verified, and no immediate US confirmation was available in the reports reviewed.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Iran Claims US MQ-9 Drone was Destroyed Over Strait of Hormuz
Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that the IRGC’s Aerospace Force carried out the interception early on Tuesday. According to the statement carried by Iranian media, an advanced air defence system detected and destroyed the unmanned aircraft within Iran’s integrated air defence network.
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The IRGC described the drone as belonging to the “terrorist U.S. army” and said its forces used a new advanced air defence system to bring it down.
However, the claim remains an Iranian military assertion. Independent confirmation of the reported shootdown was not available in the sources reviewed, and the reports did not establish the drone’s precise location or mission at the time of the alleged interception.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: IRGC Says Latest Incident Marks 54th US Drone Downing
The IRGC claimed that the latest incident brings the number of US military drones it has destroyed to 54. Iran has made similar announcements in recent months as military confrontations with Washington have continued across the region.
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