The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that air defense… (американский · сбить · иран)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that air defense forces shot down an American MQ-9 drone in the sky over Endimesh city in the Hormozgan province on the southwest of Iran. An American MQ-9 drone was shot down by an air defense system in the southwest of Iran.
Consensus
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over Iran on July 16.
- The drone was reportedly shot down in the airspace above Hendimashk, located in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran.
- U.S. military forces conducted airstrikes against Iranian targets prior to and around this event.
- Iran reported retaliatory strikes against U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf region.
Points of divergence
- The MQ-9 drone was shot down over Isfahan-e-Gharb in Kermanshah province, not Hendimashk in Khuzestan. — interfax
- The MQ-9 drone was shot down over the city of Hendimashk in Khuzestan province; also reported that U.S. aviation conducted two strikes on Sirik and three attacks on Bandar Abbas port. — kommersant
- Iranian forces destroyed a P-8A reconnaissance aircraft and a helicopter during a missile strike on a U.S. base in Aqaba, Jordan; also reported that the U.S. Central Command confirmed completion of another round of strikes against Iran. — vesti
- Iranian air defense systems shot down the MQ-9 using advanced anti-aircraft systems from IRGC's aerospace forces; also stated that Iranian air defenses were active in several areas of Tehran, and that U.S. military began a second wave of strikes on July 15. — vm
Coverage (7 sources)
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have shot down an American drone and destroyed a plane at a base in Jordan — Интерфакс
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims destruction of second US MQ-9 Reaper drone in a week — Интерфакс
- Iran claims US reconnaissance drone MQ-9 was shot down — Коммерсантъ
- US drone MQ-9 shot down by air defense system in southwest Iran — Вести
- Iranian Air Defense Forces Shot Down US MQ-9 Drone Over Endimesh — Вечерняя Москва
- IRGC claims destruction of American drone in southwest Iran — Интерфакс
- FARS reports that IRGC jets shot down a US drone over Iran — Интерфакс