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Add as a preferred source on GoogleThe IRGC identified the aircraft as American. It had separately said two MQM-170 reconnaissance drones were downed south of Qeshm and described them as U.S.-owned.
In its Wednesday account, the IRGC identified the aircraft as a U.S. MQ-1 and said air-defense units brought it down after detecting it over Qeshm Island.
The IRGC also said it had downed two U.S.-owned MQM-170 reconnaissance drones south of Qeshm, a separate claim covered in EconoTimes’ earlier account of the two-drone claim.
The IRGC also claimed it shot down an MQ-9 drone over the strait and halted two other vessels.
Iran’s state news agency reported five explosions early Tuesday but did not identify their cause.
The force said the tankers were abandoned near the strait’s southern shores and warned ships cooperating with the U.S. military against unauthorized crossings.
