Iran claims it shot down US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island

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Iranian media reported Friday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down a US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, citing the IRGC. The United States has not confirmed the claim. The report follows an explosion on Thursday on the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker MT Velos Sapphire in the Gulf, believed to be caused by a missile attack, which killed one seafarer. Greek management firm Velos Tankers confirmed the death and said no other crew were injured. The tanker was sailing unladen towards Bahrain when it was hit, and the crew extinguished the resulting fire with no reports of pollution. The incidents mark a potential escalation in regional tensions.


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