Iran's IRGC claims shooting down U.S. MQ-1 drone over Qeshm

Telegram channels ClashReport, OSINTWarfare, GeoPWatch and AMK Mapping report that Iran's IRGC claims it downed a U.S. MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island, its 16th such drone intercepted. The channels differ on the drone model, and the claim is unverified.

Middle East · Iran · United States · Missile or drone

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• The IRGC claims that their air defences shot down another U.S. MQ-1C drone over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. They allege this is the 16th drone of this type to be intercepted since the… (amk_mapping on Telegram)
• 🇮🇷🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 - The IRGC announces to have shot down a USAF "MQ-1" UCAV over Iran's 'Qeshm' Island. @GeoPWatch (geopwatch on Telegram)
• 🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — The IRGC says it shot down a U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) over Qeshm Island. @OSINTWarfare (osintwarfare on Telegram)
• Iran's IRGC says it shot down a U.S. MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island using an advanced air defense system, claiming it was the 16th American drone intercepted and destroyed. (clashreport on Telegram)

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