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<\/a>The graphic above does not take into account the two latest US MQ-9 drones that Iran claims to have shot down.<\/p><\/div>\n
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it shot down a US MQ-9 drone over Khormoj in the southern province of Bushehr early Wednesday, Iranian state media reported.<\/p>\n
State broadcaster Press TV said the drone was intercepted and destroyed by an air defense system following what it described as “aerial aggression” by US forces over Bushehr province.<\/p>\n
No further details were immediately available about the circumstances of the incident.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate comment from US authorities on the Iranian claim.<\/p>\n
The announcement came after the US military said it had carried out a new round of strikes against Iran, hitting more than 80 targets in response to the latest Iranian attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
The strikes were conducted “as an immediate response to attacks by Iran on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Separately, the IRGC said it had launched a missile and drone operation targeting 85 US military sites, including Salman Port, the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, and Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.<\/p>\n
Source<\/a><\/p>\nIran Shares First Visual of MQ-9 Drones Shot By IRGC Early Morning After U.S Strikes<\/strong><\/h2>\nOneIndia News \u2013 July 8, 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n