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IRGC spokesman says US MQ-9 drone shot down over Bushehr

Jul 8, 2026, 04:18 GMT+1

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman said on Tuesday that an MQ-9 drone belonging to the United States was shot down over Khormoj in Iran’s Bushehr province.

According to official media, Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohabi said the drone was targeted by an IRGC air defense system following what he called a US “air aggression” early Tuesday.

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