IRGC says it downed US MQ-1 drone

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had downed a US military MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Report informs that the IRGC said this in a statement on its Telegram channel.

The IRGC said the US MQ-1 UAV was detected on Thursday morning while attempting to enter Iran's territorial waters to carry out an operation and was shot down by air defense missiles.

The IRGC also warned the US Armed Forces that the airspace over Iran's territorial waters is under full control and that any violation will be firmly prevented.