{"id":28591,"date":"2026-11-07T09:58:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T04:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=28591"},"modified":"2026-11-07T09:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T04:13:33","slug":"iranian-army-says-it-shot-down-us-mq-9-drone-over-qeshm-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=28591","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Iranian Army Says It Shot Down US MQ-9 Drone over Qeshm Island<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s army says it shot down a US MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island in the country\u2019s south. 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The Tasnim news agency reported that advanced systems operating within Iran\u2019s integrated air defence network targeted and destroyed the drone. 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