IRGC Commander Refutes US Claims about Downing Iranian Drone

By Staff, Agencies

Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps [IRGC] Major General Hossein Salami roundly dismissed American officials’ claims that the US forces may have downed more than one Iranian drone over the Gulf last week, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic has not lost any unmanned aerial vehicle.

“I, hereby, announce officially that no drone belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran has been shot down,” Major General Salami told reporters in the western Iranian city of Khorramabad on Wednesday afternoon.

He went on to say that an Iranian drone was on a reconnaissance mission in the skies over the Gulf water for three hours and 40 minutes, underlining that the aircraft sent images and videos of regional and trans-regional vessels – some of which were broadcast to enlighten the Iranian and world public opinions.