The demolition occurred in the east of the country.
Iran's armed forces have taken over the unit.
This demolition could increase tensions between U.S. and Iranian side facing the alleged military nuclear program.
U.S. denies any of its planes crashed or have been shot down.
Iran announced on Sunday the downing of a U.S. aircraft reconnaissance drone in eastern DRC, local news agency Fars , which is linked to the body of the Revolutionary Guards the agency said the device was RQ170 model had violated Iranian airspace and, after its demolition, was left to the Armed Forces Iran, which is not the first time they make these ads, because in January this year said they had shot down two unmanned aircraft U.S. in the Persian Gulf.
Drones RQ179 Sentinel of the U.S. Air Force are stationed in Afghanistan , a country with which borders Iran. It is also one of the devices in Washington have used more surveillance and attack operations , along with Pakistan, Iraq and Somalia.
Iran is in the midst of a political storm after publication, on October 8, a report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which suggest suspicions that Iran's nuclear program has a military dimension , which Tehran strongly denies and says is purely civilian and peaceful.
Israeli and U.S. have raised the possibility of a military attack on Iran to halt its nuclear program, what the Iranians have responded that his answer will be "overwhelming "and that could strike targets all countries to participate in the attack in place of their choice.
U.S. denies demolition
While Iraq announced the demolition of this device, U.S. sources have reported that Washington has no indication that one of its planes has crashed unmanned Iranian territory or that has been knocked down. "There is no indication at all at this time that the Iranians have knocked this 'drone'" said the source told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
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