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IRAN SAYS IT SHOT DOWN 13 US, ISRAELI DRONES ACROSS COUNTRY

07/03/2026 08:42 PM

ANKARA, March 7 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Iran said that it has shot down 13 advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) belonging to the United States (US) and Israel since Friday, according to an official statement, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

In a statement released by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iranian authorities said the drones were intercepted in multiple regions across the country.

“Thirteen unmanned aerial vehicles of the MQ-9, Hermes and Orbiter types were shot down by missile and artillery systems in Iran's northwestern, western and southern regions, as well as in Isfahan, Kerman and Tehran,” the statement said.

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