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Iran says has shot down US drone over its territory: state TV
TEHRAN, June 20, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday
it had shot down a US “spy drone” over its territory after it violated
Iranian airspace, according to Iranian state television.
“The US-made Global Hawk surveillance drone was brought down by its Air
Force” in the country’s southern coastal province of Hormozgan, the
Revolutionary Guard added, according to the English-language Press TV.
State television did not provide pictures of the drone.
The incident comes at a time of heightened tensions between Iran and the
United States.
The US has accused Iran of being behind a series of operations against oil
tankers in highly sensitive Gulf waters.
Tehran has denied involvement and instead suggested Washington could be the
author of the attacks, using the operation to justify force against Iran.
Hormozgan borders the Strait of Hormuz, where the tanker attacks took
place.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1107 hrs