"A spy drone of the Zionist regime (Israel) was brought down by a missile... This stealth drone was trying to approach the Natanz nuclear zone," the corps said in a statement on its official website sepahnews.com.
"This act demonstrates a new adventurism by the Zionist regime... The Revolutionary Guard and the other armed forces reserve the right to respond to this act," the statement added.
Natanz is Iran's main uranium enrichment site, housing more than 16,000 centrifuges. Around 3,000 more are at the Fordo plant, buried inside a mountain and hard to destroy.
Israel has often threatened to attack Iranian nuclear installations.
Iran and the P5+1 powers -- Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany -- reached a six-month interim agreement under which Iran suspended part of its nuclear activities in return for a partial lifting of international sanctions.
In July that deal was extended by four months until November 24 to give the two sides more time to negotiate a final accord aimed at ending 10 years of tensions over Iran's nuclear programme.
The sides remain split on how much uranium enrichment Iran should be allowed to carry out.
Washington wants Tehran to slash its programme by three-quarters, but Iran wants to expand enrichment ten-fold by 2021, chiefly to produce fuel for its Bushehr nuclear power plant.
Israel, a sworn enemy of Iran, opposes any agreement allowing Tehran to keep part of its uranium enrichment programme, saying Iran could use the material to make an atomic bomb.
Iran has consistently denied wanting to make nuclear weapons.
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@antanu: Pot calling the kettle black, given the number of times you have posed as an Indian.
@numbersnumbers: Knowing Israel, they could have just launched it from the Caspian Sea.
@ali: Iranian politicians and leaders aren't like Pakistani leaders who lie all the time.
Iran shooting israel is like israel shooting usa, does not make sense, just a lie to deceive public opinion.
@Haider:
He is not ALI...but A-LIE....pure and simple.A fake without guts to show his real identity which is not so SECRET. Dont waste your time on fakes.
Good shot, Iran. Pakistan should learn from Iran on every matter.
@ali: are u for real?
A big congratulations to IRAN from your PAKISTANI brothers. We are with you.
Just wait until Iran gets its hands on nukes !
Let's see, so Israelis launched a drone that flew all the way across Syria/Jordan and Iraq before reaching Iran!
The difference between the hollow slogans of alBakistanis and the brave act of Iranians is clear.
@Ch. Allah Daad: Alhamdolillah. The only Islamic country who has the gutts to bring drones down.(previously American drones were brought down by Iran). Unlike "Pakistan" whose army is ready to do anything for money in bahrain syria etc.
Iranian Mullahs are the only ones against ISIS. They have sent Hezbollah to take care of them.
Lack of knowledge and anti shiaism won't do any good to Muslim Ummah.
Dil bara ker kay qubool kerna hoga Iran hum sey lakh darjay behtar aur khudar qoum hae.
Good job Iran. Now if only Pakistan can shoot down US drones over its skies.
israel should send more effective drones to halt the terrorist iranian regimes plans to get its hands on nuclear weapons, iranian regime is a terrorist regime, if it can it will use these weapons on its own people.
Well done, Iran!
Iranian Mullahs who brag all the time have done nothing to stop ISIS but would not miss this opportunity.
A reminder that whatever deal is struck with UN Security Council or American's - Iran still has to deal with Israel who is unlikely to forget Iranian threats to annihilate them.
Must've mistaken it from Saudi Arabia