The Iranian news agency Tasnim, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reports that the IRGC intercepted an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz. The report is single-sourced and has not been independently verified by US or other sources.
This afternoon, the Iranian news agency Tasnim, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported that the Guards intercepted an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz. The report provides no details on the method of interception or whether the drone was damaged or downed.
The claim comes amid a prolonged period of direct kinetic friction between the IRGC and US forces in the strategic waterway. As The Zioneer has previously reported, Iranian-affiliated sources have made similar claims of downing US drones in the Strait on multiple occasions — including on June 10 and July 13 — but none have been confirmed by US officials or independent evidence. The US military has not commented on today's report.
The Strait of Hormuz has been a flashpoint since the IRGC began direct engagements with US naval forces in mid-2026, including strikes on merchant vessels and the claimed interception of oil tankers. The new report, if confirmed, would represent another instance of Iranian claims of kinetic action against US aerial assets.
4 developments
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- StrongIranian channels claim IRGC downed US drone over Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingIranian IRGC-affiliated media report interception of US MQ-9 drone over Khormuj, Bushehr
- DevelopingIRGC claims it shot down US MQ-9 drone over Andimeshk, Khuzestan
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