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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - DUBAI — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Thursday said that it had intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz.
The IRGC said the drone was the 14th MQ-1 to be intercepted and destroyed by its air defense system.
According to ISNA, the incident took place in the skies east of the Strait of Hormuz, opposite the coastal area of Sirik.
The incident took place east of the Strait of Hormuz, opposite the coastal area of Sirik, ISNA said.
The MQ-1 drone is an American-made unmanned aerial vehicle.
"An hour ago, the 14th advanced MQ-1 drone was intercepted and destroyed by the advanced and modern air defence system of the Air Force of the Guard, under the control of the integrated national air defence network, in the airspace east of the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Sirik," the public relations department of IRGC told Iranian state media.
The incident comes amid growing signs of a possible new round of US and Israeli offensive action against Iran.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Washington had told several Gulf Arab countries to prepare for a “short, intense military campaign” against Tehran after the Nov. 3 US midterm elections.
US President Donald Trump has not made a final decision but is leaning toward a large post-election attack, according to the report.
The US and Israel launched a war against Iran on Feb. 28, prompting Tehran to respond with missile and drone attacks across the region and effectively close the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global energy supplies.
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