IRGC says it downed US MQ-9 drone over Hormuz Strait
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that it shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian news agency Tasnim on Tuesday, October 20. Tasnim reported that Iranian air defence systems intercepted and destroyed the unmanned aircraft.
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- 2026-10-20 04:18 UTCKhaama Press · khaama.com ↗
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