Local time June 1, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released video
showing its air-defence system destroying a US military MQ-1 drone. The footage
did not show the timing of the incident; Iran said on May 31 it had shot down a
drone of that model. Despite ongoing US‑Iran talks, the two sides have exchanged
fire near the Persian Gulf multiple times recently, keeping regional tensions
and uncertainty elevated.