Iran: ‘shot down Reaper drone’ after US launched new strikes
The Iranian military reported shooting down an American Reaper drone following US strikes in southern Iran. The situation escalated with both sides exchanging attacks, complicating ongoing diplomatic negotiations. While the US aims for a peace deal, Iran has pushed back against claims of imminent resolution.
- ▪The Iranian military claimed to have shot down an MQ-9 Reaper drone after US self-defense strikes.
- ▪The exchange of attacks reportedly began when US forces targeted Iranian naval boats, resulting in casualties.
- ▪Negotiations between the US and Iran are ongoing, with both sides framing their actions as defensive.
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- ▪ Iran claims it shot down US drone — The Sydney Morning Herald
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The Iranian military said early Tuesday that it shot down an American Reaper drone after the Trump administration launched what it characterized as “self-defense strikes” on southern Iran, further complicating efforts to secure a diplomatic resolution to the illegal US-Israeli war. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement, carried by Iranian news agencies, that it downed an MQ-9 Reaper drone and “fired upon an RQ-4 drone and an intruding F-35 fighter jet.” The IRGC cast its actions as defensive and said it has the right to “respond to any ceasefire violation by the aggressor US army.” Late Monday, shortly after President Donald Trump claimed peace talks were progressing, the US Central Command announced that the American military “conducted self-defense strikes in…
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