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IRGC says it downed destroyed another US MQ-1 drone over Hormuz Strait
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 21 Sept 2026, 04:54 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “IRGC says it downed destroyed another US MQ-1 drone over Hormuz Strait”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that its new advanced aerospace defence system "intercepted and destroyed" another American MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz. "Due to the destruction of a large portion of the MQ9s, the US has been forced to use this drone again, and by God's…
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IRGC says it downed another US MQ-1 drone over Hormuz Strait
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IRGC says it downed destroyed another US MQ-1 drone over Hormuz Strait
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- Middle East EyeIRGC says it downed another US MQ-1 drone over Hormuz Strait