Iranian army says it downed US Lucas drone over Bandar Abbas

Single source · Bandar Abbas, Iran · 2026-10-25 00:00 UTC

The Iranian army says its air defence systems shot down a US LUCAS drone over Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, on 25 October 2026. Iranian state, partisan and anonymous accounts relay the claim, and Tabz Live adds that the drone was on a strike mission against an Iranian target on the Strait of Hormuz as part of CENTCOM limited strike operations.

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Verification

Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources

• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-25 07:08 UTC
• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-25 07:12 UTC
• @bonzerbarry (X), 2026-10-25 07:45 UTC
• @MenchOsint (X), 2026-10-25 07:46 UTC
• Anadolu Ajansı, 2026-10-25 08:16 UTC
• Moneycontrol.com, 2026-10-25 08:19 UTC
• Rerum Novarum // Intel, 2026-10-25 09:26 UTC
• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-25 10:12 UTC
• @tabzlive (Telegram), 2026-10-25 11:12 UTC
• @OSINTWarfare (X), 2026-10-25 13:57 UTC
• @tabzlive (Telegram), 2026-10-25 14:40 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-25 14:52 UTC

Changes

• 2026-10-26 19:13 UTC: Confirmed
• 2026-10-30 20:44 UTC: Confirmed to Single source

First reported 2026-10-25 07:08 UTC; last updated 2026-10-30 20:44 UTC.

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