[Brief] Iranian authorities claimed on September 8 that they had seized a US military drone and released video evidence to support the announcement. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement that the drone had suffered a technical malfunction, strayed into Iranian airspace, and was intercepted and forcibly recovered by Iranian air defense systems. The US military denied the account, stressing the drone was conducting a legitimate mission over international waters and never entered Iranian airspace. The State Department said it was engaging Iran through diplomatic channels and demanded the immediate return of the aircraft. The incident comes at a sensitive moment, with US-Iran nuclear talks deadlocked and tensions over the Strait of Hormuz already escalating. The competing claims risk further raising the prospect of military confrontation in the Middle East. The international community has called on both sides to exercise restraint and resolve differences through dialogue to prevent further escalation.
Source: The Guardian
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