IRGC says its electronic warfare systems brought down two more US MQM-170 drones over Qeshm Island
Reported1 origin: the claimant's own report, which does not count as evidence.
The IRGC said in two statements on the night of 5 November that its Aerospace Force's electronic warfare systems brought down a fifth and a sixth US MQM-170 reconnaissance drone over Qeshm Island, Tasnim reported. Anadolu Agency, citing IRNA, reported the claim and said the statements gave no further details. Mehr News Agency carried the claim on the morning of 6 November. No US comment on the claim was found.
- When
- 5 November 2026
- Where
- Qeshm Island, Iran (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- interception · military
- Acting party
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Against
- United States Armed Forces
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. The IRGC said its forces brought the drones down; no US account was found.
- In the record
- Published 2026-11-06 13:40 UTC
Sources
- Where the claim was made Tasnim News Agency
IRGC says the fifth and sixth MQM-170 were brought down over Qeshm.
- Where the claim was made Anadolu Agency
- Where the claim was made Mehr News Agency
History
- First recorded 6 Nov, 13:40 UTC, as reported (one origin only).
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "IRGC says its electronic warfare systems brought down two more US MQM-170 drones over Qeshm Island", record ev-20261106-2j58, version 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261106-2j58/