CEASEFIRE BREACH? IRGC Released Footage Claiming US MQ-9 Drone Shot Down & F-35 Clash

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released military footage on Tuesday purportedly showing its air defence forces engaging a US F-35 stealth fighter jet and shooting down an MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance drone, threatening a fragile Pakistan-mediated ceasefire. According to an official statement from the paramilitary force, air defence batteries locked onto a US F-35 jet over the Persian Gulf region at approximately 3:00 am on May 25, forcing the aircraft to alter its flight path and retreat. The IRGC also asserted it successfully intercepted and destroyed an American MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle operating in the same sector during the overnight encounter. While the US military has yet to formally address Tehran's shoot-down claims, US Central Command confirmed it had executed defensive military strikes in southern Iran targeting missile launch installations and maritime vessels operating near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The military escalation comes amid heightened geop

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