🇮🇱 Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu:
"Our forces are now striking at the heart of Tehran with increasing intensity, and this will only intensify further in the coming days.
We are in a campaign in which we are bringing the full power of the IDF to bear, as never… pic.twitter.com/QnBk7sF4Hl
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 1, 2026
Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin: “[Israel] and the U.S. military have effectively suppressed the air defense systems or IADS over Tehran… The U.S. military carried out 900 strikes in 12 hours. That might be a record. The Israelis carried out 1,200 strikes in the past 24 hours, more… pic.twitter.com/YY5HmDCp25
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) March 1, 2026
THIS IS CRAZY!!
🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran just released footage of shooting down a $30 MILLION US MQ-9 Reaper. pic.twitter.com/2mUhqj5wKJ
— Ash Crypto (@AshCrypto) March 1, 2026
Factcheck: Iran’s IRGC and state media claim yes—they downed a US MQ-9 Reaper in southern Iran today using air defenses and released this thermal targeting footage showing a drone tracked, hit, and breaking apart.
No US/Pentagon confirmation or denial so far. Independent sources call it unverified; one notes it might be an Israeli Hermes 900 instead. Fits the escalating US-Israel strikes on Iran (Operation Epic Fury), but details pending.