Shafaq News..Iranian navy downs US MQ-1 near Hormuz
CENTCOM said it shot down two drones aimed at Bahrain and reported no injuries or damage after Iran claimed it downed a U.S. MQ-1.
- On Friday, the Iranian Army reported its navy shot down a US MQ-1 drone in the Kuhestak area of Hormozgan Province using a new naval air defense system.
- Earlier on Friday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, while parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the Strait of Hormuz would "never return" to its prewar status.
- President Donald Trump declared the Strait under US control, telling radio presenter Hugh Hewitt on Thursday, "We control it. Totally control it," while rejecting any need for a deal with Iran.
- Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez of the International Maritime Organization lamented that commercial crews "continue to lose their lives," with at least 130 attacks on vessels confirmed since the war began.
- The International Energy Agency reported "tentative signs of rebalancing" in oil markets, expecting a global oversupply of 1.7 million barrels per day, though warning that "attacks on shipping undermine maritime security.
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Iran claims 17th US MQ-1 drone destroyed; 2 tankers catch fire in Strait of Hormuz - The Tribune
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that it intercepted and destroyed the 17th American MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island, while the Iranian Navy claimed that two oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after allegedly striking naval mines in restricted waters, according to IRIB Telegram.
The anti-space defence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps destroyed a U.S. MQ-1 drone aircraft over Keshm Island near the Strait of Ormuz, reported to IRGC. The U.S. drone MQ-1 was destroyed by new advanced air defence systems over Keshm Island, transmitting RIA News. The Iranian military regularly reports on the interception of various types of U.S. drones. At the end of February, the United States and Israel launched attacks on facilitie…
IRGC Claims US MQ-1 Predator Drone Was Destroyed Over Strategic Qeshm Island
Iran has made a major claim against the United States. The country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said that it shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone over Qeshm Island on Saturday. The claim comes at a time
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