The IRGC Public Relations Department said in a statement on Monday morning that an advanced MQ-1 drone had been intercepted and destroyed by the IRGC Aerospace Force’s new advanced air defense system under the control of the country’s integrated air defense network over the Strait of Hormuz.

The statement added that the incident had taken place in the skies over the strategic waterway.

The Iranian air defense forces had previously intercepted and destroyed several drones and other hostile aircraft during recent confrontations.