Iranian Air Defense Shoots Down U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drone in Hormozgan

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ne claim kiya hai ki unki air defense units ne Iran ke Hormozgan Province mein ek American drone ko shoot down kar diya.

Reports ke mutabiq gira hua drone MQ-9 Reaper tha, jo aam taur par United States Air Force surveillance aur strike missions ke liye use karti hai. Social media par share hui tasveeron mein drone ka jala hua wreckage pani mein pada hua dikh raha hai.

Crash site par ek AGM-114 Hellfire missile bhi nazar aayi, jo MQ-9 Reaper drones par commonly lagayi jati hai.
Iranian officials ka kehna hai ke drone ne sensitive airspace mein entry ki thi, jiske baad usse target karke gira diya gaya.

Defense experts ke mutabiq MQ-9 Reaper drone ki keemat lagbhag $30–35 million (₹250–290 crore) hoti hai.

Filhaal United States Department of Defense ne is incident par koi official confirmation nahi diya hai. Yeh incident Iran aur United States ke darmiyan Gulf region mein barhti hui tensions ko aur tez kar sakta hai.