IRGC says it shot down US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm island

Mehr News6 November 2026, 17:59 UTCIran

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said its air defense systems had intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-1 reconnaissance and combat drone over Qeshm Island in southern Iran.

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