IRNA: Armed Forces' drones are untouched

TEHRAN, July 19 (KUNA) -- Spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi on Friday denied the claim raised by US President Donald Trump on the downing of an Iranian drone and announced that all Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) are intact. According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Brigadier-General Abolfazl Sherkchi said that "Contrary to the unfounded allegation and illusion of the terrorist president of the United States, all drones belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Persian Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz, including the drone mentioned by Trump, after the planned reconnaissance and controlled mission have returned to their bases intact." "No reports have been reported on the USS Boxer's confrontation with Iranian drones," he added.
The Spokesman referred to such unfounded allegations raised by the President of the United States in line with creating inflammation and insecurity in the region.
The president of the United States claimed on Thursday that the American navy ship had downed an Iranian drone that came close.
In response to this claim, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday wrote on his personal Twitter account "We have not lost any drone, not in the Strait of Hormuz, nor elsewhere." (end) mw.bb