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Iran's IRGC says it shot down a US MQ-9 drone

Xinhua | Updated: 2026-05-26 15:57

TEHRAN -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Tuesday that it had shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported.

An F-35 aircraft and an RQ-4 drone were forced to leave Iranian airspace, IRGC added.

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