US Military Refutes Iran's Claim of Seizing American Drone

US Denies Iran's Drone Seizure Allegation

Dubai: The United States military has rejected Iran's assertion that it successfully captured an American surveillance drone near the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Iranian state media, the Revolutionary Guard claimed that during an "electronic warfare operation," they managed to detect and take control of the MQM-170 Outlaw drone's systems, subsequently landing it within Iranian borders. However, the report did not specify the timing of this alleged incident.

In response, US Central Command labeled the Iranian report as untrue.

"In recent weeks, the IRGC has consistently spread falsehoods out of desperation, and today is no exception," stated Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for Central Command, in an email, without elaborating further.

This is not the first time Iran has made such claims; in 2011, they asserted that they had downed an RQ-170 Sentinel drone using an "electronic ambush" tactic.