Iran claims it downed and captured two US drones near Strait of Hormuz
IRGC says it destroyed an MQ-1 and captured an MQM-170 drone using electronic warfare in strategic waterway.
What to know
- Iran claimed it downed an MQ-1 drone and captured two MQM-170 drones near the Strait of Hormuz over October 29–30, citing advanced electronic warfare and air defense systems.
- The US military rejected Iran's claims, with Central Command dismissing Thursday's account of an intact drone capture.
- The incidents occur amid escalating US-Iran tensions following February attacks and a June diplomatic agreement that has not resolved security disputes over the strategic waterway.
“Iranian media said the drone had been deployed to identify Iranian air defense systems along the Gulf coast and the Strait of Hormuz.”
Iranian media, Iranian reporting · Anadolu Agency ↗
IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Iranian military entityUS Central Command US military command
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IRGC claims it downed and captured second MQM-170 drone near Qeshm Island
Iran claimed its IRGC Aerospace Force brought down an MQM-170 drone over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz using advanced electronic warfare systems, and stated it was the second intact drone capture by IRGC personnel.
“The IRGC Aerospace Force brought down the MQM-170 drone over Qeshm Island several hours earlier… this was the second time that IRGC personnel had captured such a drone intact.”
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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran claims to have shot down two U.S. LUCAS attack drones over Bandar-e Khamir, in southern Iran. According to the IRGC, air defense units in Hormozgan Province intercepted both drones using anti-aircraft fire. The reported interceptions come as U.S. and Iranian forces
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Iran's IRGC claimed that its forces used electronic warfare to bring down US reconnaissance drones near the Strait of Hormuz. https:// english.mathrubhumi.com/news/w orld/us-reportedly-strikes-iran-qeshm-island-trump-signals-deal-jr65pkxd?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon # Iran # USIranTensions # QeshmIsland # DonaldTrump # StraitOfHormuz
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US Central Command rejects Iranian drone capture claim — US military dismissed Iran's Thursday claim of seizing a drone intact, with Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins rejecting the Iranian account.
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IRGC claims it captured MQM-170 drone using electronic warfare
Iran claimed it seized control of a US MQM-170 drone in the western Strait of Hormuz through electronic warfare operations and landed it intact. Iranian media said the drone was deployed to identify Iranian air defense systems.
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IRGC claims it destroyed MQ-1 drone east of Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced via state media that it downed an MQ-1 drone in airspace east of the Strait of Hormuz, near Sirik, using its air defense network.
“The 14th advanced MQ1 drone was intercepted and destroyed by the Revolutionary Guard's new advanced aerospace defense system, under the control of the country's integrated air defense network, in the sky east of the Strait of Hormuz (opposite Sirik).”
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Captures US MQM-170 Drone in Strait of Hormuz WANA (Oct 29) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced the… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # StraitofHormuz # Hormuz # Iran # IRGC # MQM -170Drone # TheUnitedStates
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