’Israel’ Violates Iranian Airspace: Iran Downs Zionist Spy Drone Over Natanz, Vows Crushing Response

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Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC] announced Sunday that its defenses has shot down an "Israeli" spy drone over the Iranian sky before the unmanned aerial vehicle reached Natanz nuclear facility.

"The IRGC's Aerospace Force has intercepted and shot down an "Israeli" spy drone," the IRGC announced in a statement on Sunday.

It added that the stealth and radar-evading spy drone intended to reach the nuclear facility in Natanz, but was targeted by a surface-to-air missile before it reached the area.

"This mischievous act once again reveals the adventurist nature of the Zionist entity and added another black page to this fake and warmongering regime's file which is full of crimes," the IRGC statement said.

The statement emphasized that along with other Armed Forces, the IRGC is fully and strongly prepared to defend the Islamic Republic's territory and airspace against any aggression and reserves the right to respond in kind to such moves.

Iran's nuclear facilities have always been a regular target for espionage activities by US and "Israeli" secret services, which have at times used drones for this purpose. However, all efforts made to this end have been successfully thwarted by the Iranian military forces.

In response to the "Israeli" aggression, Iran's defense minister says Tehran will give a crushing response to any enemy aggression against Iranian soil.

"Iran will respond to any aggression, from any aggressor, under any circumstances, and aggressors will definitely receive a crushing ... response. This is a serious message from Iran," Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan told the Iranian state television.

The Iranian defense chief further said the country's military experts will analyze the remaining parts of the downed drone to extract any data stored on its system.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team