Iran says U.S. or Israeli drone “tracked and destroyed,” and says any overflight is a ceasefire violation

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard said Wednesday that it had “tracked and destroyed” an advanced Hermes 900 drone over the western Fars Province.

The Hermes 900 is an unmanned aircraft made by the Israeli aerospace company Elbit and used widely by both the U.S. and Israeli militaries, along with many other countries, largely for surveillance and tracking, though they can be armed.

The IRGC said the long-range drone was destroyed over Lar, in Fars Province “by the fire of the IRGC’s modern air defense system, under the control of the country’s integrated air defense network.”

The force added in its statement “that the entry of any enemy aircraft, American or Israeli, into Iranian airspace — even without carrying out a military operation — constitutes a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with a decisive response.”