Shafaq News- Tehran

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday had taken control of “a Zionist” Hermes 900 drone before it could attack the country.

In a statement carried by Iranian media, the IRGC said the drone was brought down intact and fully armed using a modern air defense system and is now under the control of its Aerospace Force fighters, adding that the advanced unmanned aerial vehicle has been handed over to aerospace experts and engineers for inspection and study.

Separately, the Iranian army said it had destroyed 35 advanced enemy drones since the start of the war.