IRGC says it downed an MQ-1 drone east of Strait of Hormuz, opposite Sirik

Single source · Sirik, Iran (approximate: Hormozgan) · 2026-10-29

Iranian outlets and accounts relay IRGC and Iranian army announcements that air defences downed an MQ-1 drone in the airspace east of the Strait of Hormuz, opposite Sirik, in the early hours of 29 October 2026. Some reports call it a US drone, one calls it an MQ-1C Gray Eagle and one adds an MQ-9; the IRGC also said it was the 14th advanced MQ1 downed and that the total of downed US drones had reached 68. No independent confirmation or denial was found.

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Verification

Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources

• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-29 04:49 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-29 04:51 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-29 04:51 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-29 04:53 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-29 05:36 UTC
• Anadolu Ajansı, 2026-10-29 06:37 UTC
• @MenchOsint (X), 2026-10-29 07:46 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-29 07:59 UTC
• https://houseofsaud.com/, 2026-10-29 09:31 UTC
• DW.com, 2026-10-29 10:10 UTC
• Middle East Spectator (MES), 2026-10-29 12:19 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-29 13:36 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-29 13:43 UTC
• @tabzlive (Telegram), 2026-10-29 13:57 UTC
• MintPress News (Telegram), 2026-10-29 15:09 UTC
• OSINTWarfare (Telegram), 2026-10-29 18:11 UTC

Changes

• 2026-10-29 04:52 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-10-29 05:44 UTC: Unverified to Single source
• 2026-10-29 07:21 UTC: Single source to Confirmed
• 2026-10-29 10:28 UTC: Confirmed to Single source

First reported 2026-10-29 04:49 UTC; last updated 2026-10-29 18:16 UTC.

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