IRGC says US drone downed over Bushehr as projectiles hit Yazd

IRGC says US drone downed over Bushehr as projectiles hit Yazd

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said it intercepted and shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the southern port city of Bushehr using a newly developed air defence system.

Separately, Iran's Mehr News Agency reported that projectiles fired by the US landed outside the central city of Yazd. No casualties were reported.

Yemen's government, meanwhile, condemned 'unjustified' Iranian missile and drone attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan.

A statement issued by the government said Yemen “considers these attacks a blatant violation of their sovereignty and territorial integrity, a threat to security and stability in the region, and a flagrant breach of international law”. ...