Iran Reportedly Shoots Downs “Foreign Drone” Over Southern Port City Of Mahshahr

Moments ago, local Iranian news outlets confirmed the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have shot down a drone from a “foreign country.” 

• IRANIAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS DOWNING OF A DRONE BY ARMY, SAYS IT BELONGS TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY – YOUNG JOURNALISTS CLUB

The unidentified drone was downed near the port of Bandar-e-Mahshahr on the Gulf coast, ISNA and Tasnim, reported.

#Iran ??: Iranian forces shot down a drone over the port of Mahshahr.
– It is not clear who the drone belonged to. pic.twitter.com/guYQLKGe7A

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Tasnim reported that a domestically manufactured Mersad surface-to-air missile was defending Iranian airspace at the time of the incident.