Iran claims it shot down another US drone near Bandar Abbas

TEHRAN: Iran’s military has claimed that its air defence system shot down a US drone over Bandar Abbas, a coastal city in southern Iran.

According to the news agency Reuters, the Iranian military’s statement was carried by the semi-official news agency Tasnim.

Iranian officials say the drone that was shot down was a US-made LUCAS, a relatively low-cost unmanned aircraft that can be used for strikes in military operations.

However, the Iranian military did not provide further technical details of the incident, or information about the drone’s mission or how it was targeted. The claim of shooting down the drone has been made by the Iranian military.