Iran Press/Iran news: "I am announcing officially that no Iranian drone has been brought down," Major General Hossein Salami said on Wednesday talking to reporters in Khorramabad, West of Iran.
"Our drone flew for 3 hours and 40 minutes above the Persian Gulf and conducted reconnaissance and monitoring mission," he added according to Iran Press.
Referring to the footage captured the drone flying over the Strait of Hormuz and monitoring a United States Navy vessel, IRGC commander added that if enemies have any evidence which supports its claim, they should not hesitate to provide it.
US President Donald Trump claimed on July 18 that the Iranian drone had been “immediately destroyed” after it flew to within 900 meters the USS Boxer and ignored “multiple calls to stand down.”
The Pentagon claimed the warship had taken “defensive action” against an Iranian drone at 05:30 GMT on that day, a claim that was challenged by the IRGC drone’s imagery.
The aircraft's footage demonstrated that the Mohajer-4 continued its operations well beyond the time Washington had claimed to have downed the drone. 101
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