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Add as a preferred source on GoogleThe IRGC placed the aircraft opposite Sirik and did not identify its operator.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday its Aerospace Force intercepted an MQ-1 east of the Strait of Hormuz, opposite Sirik, calling it the 14th MQ-1 intercepted by its air defenses.
The IRGC statement did not identify who operated the drone.
In a separate incident Sunday, Iran’s army said it had brought down a U.S. LUCAS drone over Bandar Abbas.
The IRGC Navy said four vessels were struck during oil transfers and three others hit mines west of the Strait of Hormuz; the Associated Press said it could not independently confirm the claims.
The Guard tied its warning to Washington urging ships through routes it says are mined. It also claimed four ships tied to Gulf oil transfers were hit and three others caught fire near Hormuz.
Reuters cited one source who described a weeklong draft with daily steps; an Iranian official said Doha presented ideas, not an offer.
