Iran's IRGC Says It Shot Down a Drone East of the Strait of Hormuz

Sahmino Newsroom | 29 October 2026 | 16 days ago

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement published Thursday, October 29, 2026 that its air defences intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz, opposite Sirik. Khabar Online carried the statement citing ISNA. This is the IRGC's official account of a security incident near an oil-shipping passage; the statement gives no information about who owned the drone or any disruption to vessel traffic.

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Iran's IRGC Says It Shot Down a Drone East of the Strait of Hormuz

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