IRGC says US drone downed over Bushehr as projectiles hit Yazd

Middle East Eye·July 17, 2026War

IRGC says US drone downed over Bushehr as projectiles hit Yazd Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said it intercepted and shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the southern port city of Bushehr using a newly developed air defence system. Separately, Iran's Mehr News Agency reported that projectiles fired by the US landed outside the central city of Yazd. No casualties were reported.