Iran denied on Wednesday Washington’s allegations that the US military had intercepted its drones last week.
Iran's defense minister, Amir Hatami, told reporters that "if someone claims he should provide evidence," adding that "none of our drones have been intercepted."
He said that when Iran shot down a US drone last month it shared images of the wreckage to verify it.
The United States said last Thursday that a Navy ship had destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened the vessel, but Iran said it had no information about losing a drone.
US Central Command said Tuesday that one Iranian drone crashed into the sea after the USS Boxer took what Central Command called "defensive action" against it last Thursday.
It said the Boxer also "engaged" a second Iranian drone at the same time, but could not confirm it was destroyed.
"We are confident we brought down one drone, we may have brought down a second," General Kenneth McKenzie told CBS News in an interview.
A US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the warship Boxer may have brought down a second drone last week, though they were still working to confirm it.
"We brought down one for sure. ... There might have been a second," said the official.
Tensions in the Gulf region are high, with fears that the United States and Iran could stumble into war.
The United States has blamed Iran for a series of attacks since mid-May on shipping around the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil artery. Tehran rejects the allegations.
Iran in June shot down a US military surveillance drone in the Gulf with a surface-to-air missile. Iran says the drone was in its airspace, but Washington says it was in international skies.
President Donald Trump said at the time the United States had come close to launching a military strike on Iran in retaliation for the downing of the US drone.
