The IRGC claimed that a new Aerospace Force air defense system intercepted and destroyed an advanced MQ[-]9 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Shin described the IRGC as a “terror organization” and relayed the following claim attributed to it:
Moments ago, IRGC Aerospace Force’s new advanced air defense system, under the country’s integrated air defense network, intercepted and destroyed the 55th advanced MQ[-]9 drone over east of the Strait of Hormuz
The claim was not independently verified in the source post.
IranShin reported that sounds heard in Tehran were thunder, not blasts.
IranAir defense activity was reported at the air base in Omidiyeh, Khuzestan, Iran.
IranPresident Donald J. Trump said oil prices had fallen by almost $10 per barrel amid expectations that war with Iran could be avoided and a settlement reached.
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