Iran Press/ Iran news: Rejecting the claim that the USS Boxer has shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that the force will soon release footage captured by the drone after the claimed time of the shooting.
" We will soon release the images of the US navy ship that has claimed to have shot down an Iranian drown in the Strait of Hormuz," IRGC announced in a statement released on Friday, adding that the footage will reveal the US' baseless lie to the whole world, reported Iran press.
US President Trump claimed on Thursday that a US ship had shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, as it was within a threatening range of the US ship.
"At approximately 10 am local time, the amphibious ship USS Boxer was in international waters conducting a planned inbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz," chief Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement.
The images that are to be released by the IRGC will show that before the arrival of the US warship in the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian drone had been carrying out its surveillance mission in the region.
According to the IRGC statement, the drone has sent its images, including those of USS Boxer, before and after the claimed time of the shooting, prior to returning safely to the base.
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