IRGC says it seized two Lucas drones in the Strait of Hormuz

Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) · 2026-11-05 03:56 UTC

The IRGC says its Navy electronic warfare unit took control of two US-made Lucas drones in the Strait of Hormuz, landed them and seized them. Iranian, Lebanese, Qatari, Turkish and X-based outlets relay the same IRGC statement, and MintPress News describes the drones as attack drones downed by electronic warfare. No casualty figures are given and no independent party has confirmed or denied the seizure.

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Verification

Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources

• @farsna (Telegram), 2026-11-05 03:56 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-11-05 03:57 UTC
• @presstv (Telegram), 2026-11-05 04:02 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-11-05 04:04 UTC
• @farsna (Telegram), 2026-11-05 04:04 UTC
• @bonzerbarry (X), 2026-11-05 04:06 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-11-05 04:09 UTC
• Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), 2026-11-05 04:14 UTC
• @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram), 2026-11-05 04:22 UTC
• @presstv (Telegram), 2026-11-05 04:37 UTC
• @TPOnow (Telegram), 2026-11-05 04:45 UTC
• @isna94 (Telegram), 2026-11-05 04:47 UTC
• @MenchOsint (X), 2026-11-05 04:50 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-11-05 04:52 UTC
• IRNA (English), 2026-11-05 05:44 UTC
• Al Mayadeen English (Telegram), 2026-11-05 06:02 UTC
• Anadolu Ajansı, 2026-11-05 06:20 UTC
• Iran in Arabic, 2026-11-05 06:29 UTC
• IRNA (English), 2026-11-05 07:10 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-11-05 07:21 UTC
• @presstv (Telegram), 2026-11-05 10:17 UTC
• MintPress News (Telegram), 2026-11-05 12:40 UTC
• WINNFM 98.9, 2026-11-05 13:05 UTC
• The Daily Star, 2026-11-05 18:25 UTC

Changes

• 2026-11-05 03:58 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-11-05 04:02 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-11-05 03:56 UTC; last updated 2026-11-05 18:38 UTC.

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