Iran Revolutionary Guard says it downed MQ-9 drone over Hormuz Strait

3 August 2026 at 12:06Confirmed by 2 sources

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it shot down an MQ-9 drone over the airspace of the Strait of Hormuz. Another version said the drone was intercepted and hit by a modern advanced air-defense system belonging to the IRGC Aerospace Force in the skies over the Strait of Hormuz.