# Iran downs US MQ-1 drone over Strait of Hormuz — IRGC

https://mins.news/en/item/57302

- TASS, 2026-09-14 07:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2187177

> Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says its air defense forces detected and shot down a US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC said the drone was destroyed by its latest air defense system.

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