Tension escalates: Iran knocked down American drone

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), which is the military branch of the Iranian executive branch, reported that a US reconnaissance drone allegedly in Iranian airspace was shot down.

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According to local media, the drone was shot down over the southern province of Hormozgan. This area is located near the Strait of Hormuz, which is actively used to transport oil. writes with the BBC.

The US military first refuted Iran’s statement. Central Command spokesman Bill Urban said that there were no American UAVs over Iranian territory.

But then the AP and Reuters, citing Pentagon sources, reported that the American drone was indeed shot down by the Iranians, but emphasized that it was in international airspace. A US military spokesman said the downed drone belonged to the US Navy and said it was an MQ-4C Triton drone. At the same time, Iranian media report that a drone of a different model, the RQ-4 Global Hawk, was shot down.

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The incident occurred amid growing tensions between the US and Iran.

Earlier, Washington announced the dispatch of thousands more to the region as a “response to the hostile actions of the Iranian forces.”

Washington accused Iran of assault on tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Iran calls US accusations groundless.

A month ago, the Pentagon sent 1500 soldiers to the region. This step was also explained by the escalation of tensions with Iran.

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Iran 17 June said it no longer intends to comply with the terms of the 2015 agreement of the year in terms of Iranian nuclear development. Tehran warned that by June 27 the limits on uranium enrichment agreed in the treaty would be exceeded.

Iran explains the resumption of its nuclear program with the increased US economic sanctions that came out of the treaty last year.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• In May, 2018, President of the United States Donald Trump announced the country's withdrawal from a nuclear deal with Iran, banished to its constant violations by Tehran.
• The Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (SAPA), signed by Iran, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Russia, UK, China, USA, France) and Germany in July 2015, aims to resolve the crisis around Tehran’s nuclear development. In response to the lifting of the sanctions previously imposed on Iran by the UN Security Council, the United States and the European Union, Tehran has pledged to limit its nuclear activities and put it under international control. The agreement entered the implementation phase in January 2016..
• Trump has repeatedly criticized this deal, arguing that it did not prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, but only delayed the day when Tehran would have nuclear warheads.
• Immediately after the release of this agreement, the United States began to restore the sanctions previously removed from Iran.

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