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Iranian state media airs video purporting to show downing of Israeli drone

By Emanuel Fabian 2 March 2026, 10:34 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Iranian state media publishes a video that purports to show an Israeli Air Force drone being shot down over Iran.

According to the Tasnim news agency, the drone was shot down over Khorramabad.

The news agency identifies the drone as a Hermes 450 model, although the footage appears to show a Heron drone.

Yesterday, Iran’s Mehr news agency published a video it claimed to show an American MQ-9 Reaper drone being shot down over Iran, though the footage showed what appeared to be an Israeli Hermes 900 model.

Neither of the videos can be immediately verified, and there has been no comment from the Israeli military on the claims.

In June 2025’s 12-day war, the IAF acknowledged losing eight drones over Iran.

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