Iran displays debris of downed U.S. drones

Iran on Saturday displayed the debris of recently downed drones by its air defense system.

In the showcase, called Hunting Vultures, Iran also displayed the remaining pieces of a U.S. military drone downed by the country's air defense system in June in its southern waters.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Major General Hossein Salami (2-R) and General Amir Ali Hajizadeh (R) head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards aerospace division, looks at debris from what Iran presented as a downed US drone reportedly recovered within Iran's territorial waters, at Tehran's Islamic Revolution and Holy Defence museum during the unveiling of an exhibition of what Iran says are US and other drones captured in its territory, in Tehran on September 21, 2019. [Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare]

On June 21, Iran announced that it had downed a U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk "spy drone" which had violated Iranian airspace near the Strait of Hormuz.

During the exhibition on Saturday, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Commander Hossein Salami said Iran will never allow a war on its soil.

Iran will follow and destroy any aggressor who stages even a limited attack on the country, said Salami.

"We will hit anyone who violates our borders," he said, adding Iran has so far demonstrated only part of its military capability.