TEHRAN, October 20. /TASS/. Iranian air defense forces have shot down an American MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian army) said.
"Last night, IRGC air defense forces, while monitoring the airspace over the Strait of Hormuz, detected and immediately shot down an MQ-9 drone," the Tasnim agency quoted the IRGC’s statement.
Since the outbreak of the conflict between Washington and Tehran, Iran has taken down more than 50 MQ-9 drones.