The drone that appeared in a two-minute video broadcast by Iranian state television earlier today has been confirmed as the U.S. aircraft that went down in Iran.

Iran claims the RQ-170 Sentinel was on a surveillance mission last week when it was detected by Iranians over Kashmar and downed by their armed forces.

But the fact the drone is in such good shape appears to refute Iran's claim it was shot down - and backs up U.S. claims that Tehran didn't bring it down through electronic, cyber or any other means.

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