IRGC Scores 17th U.S. MQ-1 Drone Kill as Tanker Blasts Rock Hormuz
TEHRAN -- The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps said its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed a U.S. MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf on Saturday, while its navy reported that two oil tankers attempting an unauthorized transit of the Strait of Hormuz struck Iranian naval mines and caught fire.
In a statement, the IRGC’s public relations office said the drone was shot down at around 2:30 p.m. by an advanced air defense system operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force.
It described the aircraft as a reconnaissance and combat drone belonging to the U.S. military’s