May 26, 2026
The IRGC also claimed it opened fire on a US F-35 fighter jet and an RQ-4 intelligence-gathering drone, forcing the aircraft to retreat from Iranian airspace.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed responsibility for shooting down a United States MQ-9 Reaper drone after what it described as a hostile intrusion into Iranian airspace over the Gulf region on Tuesday.
The IRGC also claimed it opened fire on a US F-35 fighter jet and an RQ-4 intelligence-gathering drone, forcing the aircraft to retreat from Iranian airspace.
The development marks a fresh escalation in tensions between Iran and the United States despite an ongoing ceasefire arrangement in the region.
