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| Iranian military claims to have shot down US spy drone | Iranian military claims to have shot down US spy drone |
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| Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) claim to have shot down a US spy drone over Iranian airspace. | Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) claim to have shot down a US spy drone over Iranian airspace. |
| State media reported the military hit a drone, which they named as a RQ-4 Global Hawk, near Kuhmobarak in Iran's southern Hormozgan province. | State media reported the military hit a drone, which they named as a RQ-4 Global Hawk, near Kuhmobarak in Iran's southern Hormozgan province. |
| The US military has not confirmed if a drone was hit, but a spokesman denied its aircraft were in Iranian airspace. | |
| It comes days after the Pentagon said it was deploying 1,000 extra troops to the region amid tension. | |
| Washington has accused Iran of attacking oil tankers with mines in the Gulf of Oman. | Washington has accused Iran of attacking oil tankers with mines in the Gulf of Oman. |
| Tensions were further fuelled on Monday when Iran said its stockpile of low-enriched uranium would next week exceed limits it agreed with international powers in 2015. | Tensions were further fuelled on Monday when Iran said its stockpile of low-enriched uranium would next week exceed limits it agreed with international powers in 2015. |
| Iran stepped up its production in response to tightening economic sanctions from the US, who left the landmark nuclear deal last year. | Iran stepped up its production in response to tightening economic sanctions from the US, who left the landmark nuclear deal last year. |
| Kuhmobarak, where Iran says it shot down the drone on Thursday, is close to the Strait of Hormuz - a key route for global oil supplies. | Kuhmobarak, where Iran says it shot down the drone on Thursday, is close to the Strait of Hormuz - a key route for global oil supplies. |
| Navy Captain Bill Urban, a spokesman for the US military Central Command told the Reuters news agency that "no US aircraft were operating in Iranian airspace today" but declined to comment further. |