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IRGC says it downed US MQ-9 drone over Hormuz Strait
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 20 Oct 2026, 03:33 UTC. The headline in use is “IRGC says it downed US MQ-9 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) has said that it intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz early on Tuesday. The statement, carried by state media, announced that an advanced air defence system operated by the IRGC’s aerospace force had shot down the drone.
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