A post by @FirstSquawk on X.
Iranian news agency: The army’s air defenses shot down an American MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island in the south of the country today.
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Iran’s army air defenses shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over Qeshm Island in the south of the country, according to the Iranian news agency cited by First Squawk. The incident marks another flashpoint between Washington and Tehran in the Persian Gulf region, where Qeshm sits near the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for global oil shipments. No details on casualties or the drone’s mission were immediately provided. Traders will watch for official U.S. confirmation and any signal of retaliation, with attention on oil and safe-haven flows given the strait’s role in crude transit.
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