IRGC: US MQ9 UAV and F-16 fighter jet shot down

NEWS FEED28.03.2026
IRGC: US MQ9 UAV and F-16 fighter jet shot down

 

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has carried out the 85th wave of the “True Promise – 4” operation.

“Elchi” citing ISNA, reports that US and Israeli industrial facilities were targeted with missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

“We organized missile and UAV attacks on several heavy industrial facilities and destroyed a part of them,” the report stated.

It was noted that US and Israeli air forces (AF) tried to prevent Iran’s attack with fighter jets and drones: “However, IRGC’s air defense system shot down one American MQ9 strategic UAV in the skies of Shiraz, and an F-16 fighter jet in the south of Fars province.”

It was stated that the fighter jet was destroyed before landing at one of the airports in Saudi Arabia.