# IRGC says it shot down MQ-9 drone over Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/39078

- TASS, 2026-08-31 17:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2180035

> Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says its aerospace forces intercepted and destroyed a U.S. MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle over the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz using an advanced air-defense system integrated into Iran’s unified air-defense network.

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