The IRGC says it has shot down a US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. This is Iran's second claimed MQ-1 shootdown in two days. The claim has not been independently verified, and no US or CENTCOM response has been reported.
The IRGC said on Saturday 14 November that its Aerospace Force air defence tracked, intercepted and destroyed the drone using an advanced air defence system, according to Mehr, Nour News and APA. Anadolu also carried the claim, as relayed by anews and Middle East Monitor.
APA reports that Iran counts this as the 17th MQ-1 brought down by its air defences. That tally has not been independently checked. Press TV and Mehr reported earlier Iranian claims of a 15th and 16th MQ-1 downing over Qeshm, dated 6 November.
On Friday 13 November, Iran's Army Navy said it had shot down an MQ-1 off the coast of Sirik in Hormozgan province. That claim is also unverified.