IRGC Claims It Shot Down US Drone as Ceasefire Frays
Iranian forces said they also fired on an RQ-4 drone and an F-35 fighter jet, but gave no damage details or exact timing.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed Monday it shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone after identifying a 'hostile aircraft' entering Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf, also reporting it fired on an RQ-4 drone and F-35 fighter jet before they retreated.
- Foreign policy expert Hamidreza Azizi noted the exchange unfolded over roughly 24 hours, beginning when US forces attacked two IRGC naval boats killing four Iranian military personnel, followed by Iranian anti-ship missiles and drone shootdowns, with the US subsequently striking Iranian missile sites.
- US Central Command said it conducted 'self-defense strikes' in southern Iran targeting missile launch sites and boats attempting to emplace mines in the Strait of Hormuz, confirming American forces sank two IRGC mine-laying speedboats and struck a missile site at Bandar Abbas.
- Despite the military exchange, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday the two sides are working toward a memorandum of understanding to end fighting and lift shipping constraints in the Strait of Hormuz over 30 days, as Iranian officials warned 'no radar-evading drone shall ever again breach the skies of the Persian Gulf.'
- Independent verification of the claims remains limited, complicating assessment of damage and casualties; both Washington and Tehran appear determined to keep negotiations ongoing despite escalations, though Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned the US would no longer enjoy a 'safe haven' in the Gulf region.
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Iran habitually claims that it has shot down American aircraft. Whenever the United States does anything with its military during this tenuous ceasefire period, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) is sure to come back with a propaganda statement that it has successfully reacted against the United States. This happened again over the Memorial Day holiday. The IRGC boasted that it shot down an MQ-9 Reaper drone on May 26 and that it fired on an…
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that it shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone and fired shots at other military aircraft that entered the country's airspace, writes AFP. American aircraft "entered the Iranian airspace in the Persian Gulf region, and defense units ...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps Claims It Shot Down US Reaper Drone Over Gulf
The Iranian military on May 26 said it downed a U.S. military drone over the Persian Gulf overnight as a spokesperson for the American command in the region confirmed new strikes. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it downed an MQ-9 Reaper drone and that the Iranian military also fired shots at an RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone and a F-35 fighter jet, the IRGC said in a statement released by Iran’s state-owned broadcaster…
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BreitbartIran Claims It Downed U.S. Drone, Threatens 'Devastating' Response Next Time U.S. Violates Ceasefire
Iran's terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened a 'very devastating' response to any future military activity by the United States on Tuesday following confirmation from the Pentagon that it had conducted 'self-defense' airstrikes on Iranian targets.
Iran Claims to Have Shot Down a US Drone, Threatens Further Retaliation
Amid attempts from negotiators to end the war between Iran and the United States, the language of hate flowed from Iran on Tuesday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it […] The post Iran Claims to Have Shot Down a US Drone, Threatens Further Retaliation appeared first on The Western Journal.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has accused the U.S. on Tuesday of violating its airspace in the south of the country and has assured that it reserves “the right to respond,” after the U.S. Army launched bombings against parts of the country in spite of the ongoing ceasefire and ongoing negotiations to try to reach a peace agreement. “The U.S. terrorist army, continuing its interventionist adventures in the region and its aggressive behavior has pene…
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