Iran downs another US drone in southern province

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Monday that it had shot down another hostile US drone in the southern province of Hormozgan. According to a statement by the IRGC unit in Bandar Imam Khomeini, the drone was detected and targeted by Iranian forces before being brought down in the city's airspace. The statement said that debris from the drone fell on a residential building in Bandar Imam Khomeini, but the incident caused no casualties. The IRGC added that its bomb disposal and security team secured the wreckage, neutralized potential risks, and later removed the drone's remains from the site. This is not the first time Iran has downed US drones; in June 2019, Iran shot down a US RQ-4A Global Hawk drone over the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran said was violating its airspace. The latest incident underscores ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States, particularly in the Persian Gulf region. According to Mehr News, the IRGC statement did not specify the type of drone or provide further details on the circumstances of the downing.