IRGC says it downed a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz

Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) · 2026-10-20 00:00 UTC

The IRGC says it intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of Tuesday, its 54th such claimed downing. Tasnim, Middle East Eye, Middle East Spectator, Yeni Şafak and Anadolu all relay this IRGC or Iranian claim, and no source independent of that claim has been found.

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Verification

Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources

• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-20 03:01 UTC
• Middle East Spectator (MES), 2026-10-20 03:30 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-20 03:33 UTC
• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-20 03:42 UTC
• @bonzerbarry (X), 2026-10-20 03:44 UTC
• @MenchOsint (X), 2026-10-20 06:25 UTC
• Yeni Şafak English, 2026-10-20 06:39 UTC
• Anadolu Ajansı, 2026-10-20 06:43 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-20 07:02 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-20 09:18 UTC
• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-20 09:29 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-20 09:31 UTC
• @OSINTWarfare (X), 2026-10-20 09:35 UTC
• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-20 10:44 UTC

First reported 2026-10-20 03:01 UTC; last updated 2026-10-20 11:04 UTC.

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