Iran has said it used a new air defence system to shoot down a United States MQ-9 Reaper drone near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, an incident analysts say shows that Tehran has retained its capacity to repel US and Israeli attacks despite months of strikes on its military sites.
Iranian media said the drone was brought down near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the interception marked the first combat use of a locally developed system called Arash-e Kamangir.
