Iran claims it shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz

Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) · 2026-10-20 15:41 UTC

Drop Site News reports that Iran claims to have shot down its 54th US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Tasnim News (Telegram), an Iran-aligned outlet, says Iranian youths shot down a drone it says was launched from the US base at Al-Azraq, Jordan, and was destroyed over the Strait of Hormuz. Neither claim is confirmed by an independent source in the listed claims.

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Sources

• Drop Site News, 2026-10-20 15:41 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-20 16:21 UTC

First reported 2026-10-20 15:41 UTC; last updated 2026-10-20 16:26 UTC.

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