Iran says it downed U.S. drone as drones strike Kurdish group in Iraq
Iran's army says it shot down a LUCAS drone over Bandar Abbas. In northern Iraq, drones struck a headquarters of the Komala group, according to Iranian media.
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Iran's army shot down a U.S.-developed LUCAS drone over the port city of Bandar Abbas on Sunday, the Tasnim news agency reported. The claim could not initially be independently confirmed. Earlier, the Mehr news agency reported that Iranian drones had attacked the headquarters of the Iranian Kurdish opposition group Komala in Balisan, in Iraq's Kurdistan region. The Revolutionary Guards have not claimed responsibility, according to CBS News.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is also Iran's chief negotiator, will not attend a BRICS parliamentary forum in New Delhi, citing "unforeseen circumstances," the Iranian Embassy in India said, according to Al Jazeera. He had recently urged Iranians to save gas before winter.
Many Iranians are stockpiling medicine and food amid shortages and inflation, according to an AP report. Rice has become more than 60% more expensive since the war began, and beef more than 150%. A trip to the supermarket can consume half of a mid-range monthly salary of 400 million rials, about $150, a shopper told AP.