Tehran: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has shot down a US spy drone flying over Iranian airspace in the southern province of Hormuzgan, state media reported on Thursday.

The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk spy drone was shot down by the IRGC after it entered the Iranian airspace near the Kouhmobarak district, according to a report by Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).