Tehran:Spokesperson for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, has reacted to comments made by the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) regarding the adaptation of American MQ drones into kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, in a recent podcast episode produced by CENTCOM, Brad Cooper, the commander, discussed the US military's efforts in transforming their advanced multimillion-dollar MQ-1 and MQ-9 drones into kamikaze drones.

Addressing the CENTCOM commander in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, Mohebbi suggested an alternative phrasing "You are better to say In this episode of the CENTCOM podcast, I'll explain how we turned our highly advanced multimillion-dollar MQ-1 and MQ-9 drones into suicide drones."

In related developments, the IRGC and the Iranian Army have reportedly shot down at least a dozen MQ-1 and MQ-9 drones over southern Iran in recent weeks.