Follow-Up: Iran Says It Shot Down a U.S. LUCAS Drone Over Bandar Abbas as U.S.-Iran Standoff Escalates
Iran's military said on October 25 that its air defense systems shot down a U.S. LUCAS drone over the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, Reuters reported from Dubai.
The Reuters flash did not disclose when the drone was shot down, whether it had entered Iranian airspace, or the condition of any wreckage, and no U.S. response was mentioned in the report. The claim is the latest development in the U.S.-Iran standoff: GSM reported on October 24 that a U.S. intelligence memorandum described an alleged Iranian "lethal plot" against U.S. personnel as having entered an "advanced stage," with several Middle East embassies further reducing staff; that same day, eight foreign ministers meeting in Istanbul opposed military action against Iran while President Donald Trump spoke of another "small-scale epic fury"; and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the United States of spoiling an interim agreement while saying a deal should still be reached. The October 25 shootdown claim is the latest publicly stated Iranian military move in the exchange.
Bandar Abbas, on Iran's southern coast at the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz, is a major Iranian port city and naval base location. Statements from both sides about military activity in the region have continued to escalate, and the situation remains developing.
Source: GSM·USA
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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