Iran says it downed US MQ-9 drone in Ahvaz: Report

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, Iran's state-run broadcaster IRIB reported on Sunday.

There was no immediate comment from US officials on the claim.

An Iranian military statement also said a cruise missile fired by US forces was intercepted by air defenses in western Iran, without giving further details.

The US has escalated attacks against Iran in recent days, with Tehran retaliating with strikes targeting facilities and bases it says are used by the US military in several regional countries.

The exchange of fire between Washington and Tehran comes despite a Pakistan-brokered memorandum of understanding signed in June to end their war and reach a lasting peace agreement.