Iran reports downing multiple U.S. drones amid reciprocal strikes on Iranian drone sites
Iran says it has destroyed at least 24 U.S. MQ‑9 Reaper drones since the war began, representing roughly 20 % of the Pentagon’s pre‑war inventory and nearly $1 billion in aircraft. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also claims airspace violations by U.S. drones and aircraft, while U.S. Central Command reports strikes on Iranian drone command sites and the U.S. military says it shot down
Iran has reported destroying at least 24 U.S. MQ‑9 Reaper drones since the war began, a loss that bluesky said represents nearly $1 billion in aircraft and roughly 20 % of the Pentagon’s pre‑war inventory. The IRGC claimed to have shot down a U.S. MQ‑9 Reaper drone over the Persian Gulf (dailysabah) and a U.S. MQ‑1 drone operating over international waters (hindu).
The IRGC also said an RQ‑4 drone and an F‑35 fighter jet entered Iranian airspace (dailysabah). Iranian forces shot down an American drone near Bushehr, which the outlet presstv described as a violation of Iran’s airspace, and Iran claimed to have downed a U.S. drone after issuing a crushing response warning (hindustantimes).
In response, U.S. Central Command said it struck Iranian drone command sites at the weekend (hindu). The U.S. military later reported shooting down four Iranian drones and hitting a drone‑launching site (tass). Earlier, Iran had fired four one‑way drones at a U.S. commercial ship (tass).
Iran’s IRGC said it struck dozens of U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait (middleeasteye) and carried out a joint missile and drone operation that hit 85 key U.S. military facilities (middleeasteye).
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