Iran's IRGC says it reserves right to retaliate for any US ceasefire violations

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it reserved the “legitimate and definite” right to retaliate against any violations of the ceasefire by the United States, Reuters reports.

The IRGC also said its air defence units had shot down a US MQ-9 drone and opened fire on a fighter jet that allegedly entered Iranian airspace.

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