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Iran has claimed a major escalation in its military confrontation with the United States, announcing the destruction of multiple American drones and attacks on oil tankers near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed an American MQ-1 drone, describing it as the 15th MQ-1 brought down by Iranian forces. Tehran has also claimed that it shot down its 56th American MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz.The IRGC says four oil tankers attempting to cross a restricted shipping corridor south of the Strait of Hormuz struck naval mines and were destroyed. Two other vessels were reportedly intercepted and stopped.