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Iran downs US-made drone amid ongoing Israeli aggression

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 16 Jun 2025 11:34
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Iran reports multiple drone interceptions across western provinces as Israeli aggression intensifies.

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  • US President Donald Trump smiles backdropped by an MQ-9 Reaper drone before addressing military personnel at the Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP)
    US President Donald Trump smiles backdropped by an MQ-9 Reaper drone before addressing military personnel at the Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar (AP)

Iranian air defense units successfully intercepted a hostile drone on Monday in the Dasht-e Abbas plain, located in the western region of the country. The drone, identified as an MQ-9 Reaper, is manufactured in the United States by defense contractor General Atomics.

Iranian state television confirmed that the drone was shot down after violating Iranian airspace. The MQ-9 Reaper, a combat and surveillance drone used extensively by the US and its allies, is estimated to cost over $60 million per system when accounting for associated infrastructure and training.

According to Iranian media, another drone was brought down over Ilam Province, also in the west. Simultaneously, air defense systems were activated in Kermanshah, responding to hostile aerial incursions.

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Tehran reported that Iranian air defense systems also engaged multiple aerial targets above the capital. Many of the unmanned aircraft involved in the Israeli aggression were described as quadcopters, typically used for short-range reconnaissance or targeted strikes.

A video circulated on social media shows a fire that broke out at the Haifa power station following an #Iranian missile strike. pic.twitter.com/uD8nNQRZrX

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This comes as the Israeli aggression on Iran enters its fourth consecutive day, with overnight retaliatory Iranian missile strikes hitting an Israeli oil refinery and damaging sections of the power grid in a forceful act of retaliation.

Iran's Pezeshkian: We neither started the war nor sought one - IRNA

During a parliamentary session on Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a powerful address condemning the Israeli entity’s ongoing crimes, including the assassination of Iranian commanders, scientists, and civilians. His remarks came during the review of credentials for Ali Madanizadeh, nominee for minister of economic affairs and finance.

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Pezeshkian denounced the killings as part of a broader campaign of intimidation, affirming that such actions would not weaken Iran’s resolve. “The enemy cannot drive us or our nation off the stage through killing, assassination, or intimidation,” he said. “For every hero whose flag falls, hundreds more will rise.”

He emphasized Iran’s historic resilience, noting that the people have consistently confronted betrayal and violence with dignity and strength.

Calling for solidarity, Pezeshkian urged Iranians to set aside internal grievances in the face of what he described as a “brutal and genocidal campaign” targeting the nation. “Now, more than ever, our country needs unity and cohesion,” he stressed. “Only through solidarity can we resist and prevail.”

The president reiterated that Iran neither sought the war nor initiated one and has no intention of pursuing nuclear weapons, reaffirming Iranian Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei's religious edict against weapons of mass destruction.

Pezeshkian concluded with a message of perseverance to the Iranian people. He pledged efforts to alleviate hardship in livelihood, healthcare, and medicine, and affirmed that “the entire health system stands beside the people.”

Israeli strikes kill 244 Iranian civilians, mostly women, children

Iran’s Ministry of Health announced on Sunday evening that 224 civilians have been killed since the beginning of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Islamic Republic, with the majority of victims being women and children.

The announcement follows continued Israeli strikes across several Iranian cities, which officials say have overwhelmingly targeted residential neighborhoods.

In a statement reported by Iranian media, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei accused the Israeli occupation of waging a misinformation campaign aimed at portraying its strikes as precise and limited to military targets.

“The reality is something entirely different,” Baghaei said, revealing that “in just three of the attacks, more than 70 women and children were killed.”

He added that in the northern Tehran neighborhood of Chamran, 10 children remain buried under the rubble of a targeted residential building, out of 20 who were confirmed trapped during the airstrike. Rescue efforts are ongoing, but no bodies have yet been recovered from the site.

Baghaei added, “The occupation is correct about one thing: its attacks are precise, but they are precisely aimed at women and children,” denouncing the bombardment as a continuation of “the regime’s habitual brutality.”

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