A US MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been shot down over Qeshm Island in southern Iran, APA's Tehran bureau reports, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
According to the IRGC, the drone was tracked, intercepted and destroyed by an advanced air defense system operated by the corps' Aerospace Force.
It was noted that this was the 17th MQ-1 drone shot down by Iran's air defense systems.