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Iran Claims Three Tankers Damaged in Strait of Hormuz, US Drone Captured
Iran claimed to have captured a US drone and that three vessels hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The US denied that its drone was captured.
On Thursday, Iranian state television reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) used an “electronic warfare operation” to take control of a MQM-170 Outlaw drone near the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC said it successfully landed the drone in Iranian territory.
The Outlaw is used as a targeting assistance and reconnaissance unmanned aircraft. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for the Central Command, denied the IRGC claim. “In the past weeks and…
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