Iran claims it has shot down one of America’s most advanced surveillance drones. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — the IRGC — says its air defenses destroyed a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper over southern Iran.
And this comes just days after the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a joint U.S.–Israeli airstrike. Is this the beginning of a new phase of confrontation?
The MQ-9 Reaper isn’t just any drone.
Built by General Atomics, it’s a $30 to $35 million flying weapons platform — capable of flying more than 27 hours, soaring above 50,000 feet, and carrying Hellfire missiles and precision-guided bombs. It’s the backbone of U.S. intelligence and strike operations across the Middle East. If confirmed, this would be a serious blow.
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