IRGC claims downing another US MQ-9 drone over Hormuz

Three Telegram channels, geopwatch, OSINTWarfare and ClashReport, report the IRGC claims it shot down a USAF MQ-9 east of the Strait of Hormuz. None of the reports independently confirm the claim, and the latest adds that an advanced air defense system was used.

Middle East · Iran · United States · Missile or drone

Sources

• Iran’s IRGC claims it shot down an MQ-9 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz using an advanced air defense system. (clashreport on Telegram)
• 🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — The IRGC says it shot down a U.S. Air Force (USAF) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) over the Strait of Hormuz. @OSINTWarfare (osintwarfare on Telegram)
• #NEW 🇮🇷🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 - The IRGC announced downing a USAF "MQ-9" UCAV over east of the Strait of Hormuz around 2 hours ago. The IRGC adds that this is the 55th drone of this variant to be downed since the… (geopwatch on Telegram)

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