Iran claims it downed an Israeli surveillance drone; IDF says not familiar with incident

The Iranian army downed an Israeli spying and surveillance drone in the Hormozgan province, Iran’s Mehr news agency reports, as expectations rose that a memorandum of understanding regarding a peace deal between Iran and the US could be imminent.

The wreckage of a shattered Orbiter drone, an Israeli product, was discovered in cooperation with Iranian naval forces, the agency said.

The Israel Defense Forces says it is not familiar with the incident.

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