Iran says it shot down MQ-9 drone near Isfahan

<article data-history-node-id="437065" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-it-shot-down-mq-9-drone-near-isfahan" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-it-shot-down-mq-9-drone-near-isfahan" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iran says it shot down MQ-9 drone near Isfahan</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Iran said its air defence units shot down a United States&nbsp;MQ-9 drone near Isfahan,&nbsp;according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.</p> <p>The report said the drone was intercepted and destroyed earlier Tuesday.</p> <p>Iranian officials said the downing marked the 146th drone shot down during the conflict.</p> <p>The MQ-9 Reaper, widely used for surveillance and strike missions, has an estimated cost of about $30 million per unit.</p> </div> </div> </article>