Conflict & Security
Iran says it downed US MQ-1 drone over Strait of Hormuz
September 21, 2026 at 06:57 AM · Updated 25d ago
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
تعرّف على مسيرة (إم كيو-1) الأمريكية التي أسقطها الحرس الثوري
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MAMasrawy
الحرس الثوري: إسقاط مسيرة MQ-1 أمريكية في سماء مضيق هرمز | مصراوي
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
عاجل | المتحدث باسم الحرس الثوري الإيراني: نحذر من أن أي هجوم جديد سيدفع طهران إلى تغيير جغرافيا الحرب ونوعية أسلحتها
(opens the publisher’s site)Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has shot down a US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, warning any new attack would change the war's geography and weapons.
- The Revolutionary Guard Corps announced its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-1 drone in the skies over the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Guard warned any new attack would push Tehran to change the geography of the war and the nature of its weapons.
- The Iranian army separately reported shooting down an Orbiter reconnaissance drone over the strait on Sunday.
- Trump said a major event regarding Iran could happen "very soon," listing erasing Iran, letting it rot economically, or a deal as current options.
- The downed MQ-1 drone carried two Hellfire missiles, weighed about 1,000 kg, and could fly over 24 hours at up to 7,600 meters, Al Jazeera reported.