Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps or simply Revolutionary Guards which main role is in national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran have made headlines by claiming that they have shot down western spy planes.
In an interview with the Fars News Agency, Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, air force commander stated that the aircraft was a an unmanned spy drone. It was commonly used by western forces in gathering pictures of vital military installations. This is the first time that the incidents was reported although there have been previous incidents of shooting down reconnaisance planes.
Iranian Military further claimed that those drone captured before was now used by their elite forces in gathering information. In August they are claiming that they have their first ever made drone the Karrar but their is no independent confirmation of their claim.
The United States together with the Jewish State of Israel is one of the targets of the Iranian Military and they are accusing of them of interferring their internal affairs.
Some analysts says that when Iran will be attacked by either United States or Israel it would retaliate by blocking the significant Strait of Hormuz which is the gateway of all the merchant ships coming to the Persian Gulf. Economies of the world would be affected if this happens for almost all countries are consuming oil from the different Gulf States.