IRGC Navy says it captured an American MQM-170 drone west of the Strait of Hormuz

Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) · 2026-10-29 12:49 UTC

The IRGC Navy says it captured an American MQM-170 reconnaissance and decoy drone west of the Strait of Hormuz, and that the drone had been surveilling Iranian air defence positions along the Persian Gulf coast. No other listed source confirms or denies the capture.

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Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources

• @tabzlive (Telegram), 2026-10-29 12:49 UTC

Changes

• 2026-10-29 12:51 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-10-29 12:54 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-10-29 12:49 UTC; last updated 2026-10-30 20:52 UTC.

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