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IRGC: US MQ9 drone shot down in southern Iran

Yemen News Agency - SABA

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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July 8, 2026

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IRGC: US MQ9 drone shot down in southern Iran
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BRICS News

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· Jul 8, 2026

[Photo] JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran says it shot down US MQ-9 'Reaper'

JUST IN: Iran says it shot down US MQ-9 'Reaper' drone over its air space.@BRICSNews

Nepal News

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· Jun 28, 2026

कुवेत र बहराइनस्थित अमेरिकी सैन्य केन्द्रमा आक्रमण गरेको इरानको दाबी

तेहरान । इरानको इस्लामिक रिभोलुसन गार्ड काेर्प्स (आईआरजीसी)ले आइतबार बिहान कुवेत र बहराइनमा रहेका अमेरिकी सैन्य केन्द्रलाई लक्षित गरी ब्यालिस्टिक क्षेप्यास्त्र र ड्रोन आक्रमण गरेको दाबी गरेको छ। उक्त आक्रमण हालै इरानका पाँच तटीय चौकीमा भएको अमेरिकी आक्रमणको प्रत्युत्तरस्वरूप गरिएको आईआरजीसीले जनाएको छ। आईआरजीसीको आधिकारिक समाचार माध्यम ‘सेपाह न्यूज’मा प्रकाशित विज्ञप्तिअनुसार कुवेतस्थित अली अल सलेम []

Intel Slava

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· Jul 7, 2026

[Video] 🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Footage from earlier tonight showing U.S.

— Footage from earlier tonight showing U.S. airstrikes on Qeshm Island in southern Iran.@IntelSlava

Hananya Naftali

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· Jul 8, 2026

Iran's IRGC declares all US bases in the region "legitimate targets,"

Iran's IRGC declares all US bases in the region legitimate targets, claims coordinated strikes on Gulf installationsIran's Revolutionary Guard says every American base in the region is now a legitimate target and claims a coordinated missile-and-drone attack on US military sites, including the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain (Sheikh Isa / Manama), Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, and Salman Port, plus the downing of a US MQ-9 Reaper drone. The escalation follows overnight US strikes on Iranian targets.

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 28, 2026

Iranian drones target Bahrain after US offensive, straining ceasefire

Bahrain said it had been targeted by Iranian drones and a ship in the Strait of Hormuz was struck on Saturday, adding fresh tension to the detente established in the wake of an interim US-Iran peace deal signed earlier this month. Bahrain’s foreign ministry said a number of Iranian drones targeted the country, home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, early on Saturday morning, state-run BNA reported. Tehran has repeatedly targeted it and other Gulf states that host American military bases and thousands...

Mehr News Agency

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· Jul 8, 2026

IRGC downs US MQ-9 drone over southern Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone on Wednesday, hitting the aircraft over Khormouj in Bushehr province.

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Related coverage for "IRGC: US MQ9 drone shot down in southern Iran": BRICS News — [Photo] JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran says it shot down US MQ-9 'Reaper'. Nepal News — कुवेत र बहराइनस्थित अमेरिकी सैन्य केन्द्रमा आक्रमण गरेको इरानको दाबी. Intel Slava — [Video] 🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Footage from earlier tonight showing U.S.. Hananya Naftali — Iran's IRGC declares all US bases in the region "legitimate targets,". South China Morning Post — Iranian drones target Bahrain after US offensive, straining ceasefire. Mehr News Agency — IRGC downs US MQ-9 drone over southern Iran