Conflict & Security
Five explosions rock Iran's Qeshm Island after IRGC says it downed US drone
November 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM · Updated 46m ago
4 reports · over 3 hours
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(opens the publisher’s site)Iran's state news agency reported five explosions on Qeshm Island on Monday, shortly after the Revolutionary Guard announced it had downed a US drone near the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran's IRNA reported five explosions on Qeshm Island on Monday; residents said they detected two aircraft overhead and that strikes appeared to have hit sites on the island.
- The Revolutionary Guard said it had downed a US MQ-9 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz and seized two MQ-170 drones over Qeshm.
- Trump said Washington could resort to the military option to end the confrontation with Iran if ongoing contacts produce no agreement.
- The semi-official Fars news agency reported hearing explosions from the sea direction in Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province.
- The five explosions were of unknown origin and occurred in rapid succession in the early hours of Tuesday, with no official Iranian statement issued.
- Iran's Fars news agency reported blasts from the sea near Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province.