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29 Oct 2026, 11:49

Update: America Denies

On Thursday, November 7, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed in a video that it had identified and safely landed an American drone known as the "MQM-170" in the western part of the Strait of Hormuz.

According to the IRNA news agency, the Navy of the IRGC stated in a statement: "The electronic warfare unit of this force, during an offensive operation, succeeded in landing an American MQM-170 drone safely on the ground after discovering and identifying it, by taking control of its guidance and control systems."

Based on this statement, the mission of the reconnaissance drone was to monitor the air defense systems of the Islamic Republic along the coastal strip of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

The IRGC Navy also announced that an analysis of the data retrieved from the drone indicated that its flight originated from the shores of one of the countries bordering the southern Persian Gulf.

This claim was made after the IRGC had previously reported the downing of another American drone of the "MQ-1" type in the airspace east of the Strait of Hormuz.
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