Iran's army says its air defences destroyed a US drone over Qeshm Island; the US has not commented
Reported2 origins: the claimant's own report, which does not count as evidence.
Iran's army public relations office said air defences destroyed a US MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island, IRIB reported, as Al Jazeera and Demócrata relayed. The IRGC said separately that its aerospace air defence hit an MQ-1 family drone over the island, Epoch Times Persian reported. Anadolu reported, as UA.News relayed, that the US had not commented.
- When
- 6 November 2026
- Where
- Qeshm Island, Hormozgan, Iran (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- interception · military
- Acting party
- Islamic Republic of Iran Army
- Against
- United States Armed Forces
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. Iran's army said its air defences brought the drone down; no US account was found.
- In the record
- Published 2026-11-07 13:47 UTC
Sources
- Where the claim was made Al Jazeera
- Where the claim was made Demócrata
- Where the claim was made UA.News
- Where the claim was made Epoch Times Persian
History
- First recorded 7 Nov, 13:47 UTC, as reported (one origin only).
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Iran's army says its air defences destroyed a US drone over Qeshm Island; the US has not commented", record ev-20261107-j84q, version 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261107-j84q/