07.11.2026 04:00
The Iranian Army announced that a US MQ-9-type unmanned aerial vehicle over Qeshm Island, near the northern entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, was targeted and destroyed by advanced systems in the integrated air defense network. The statement emphasized that the aircraft belonged to the "invading American enemy." It had been reported that sounds of explosions of unidentified origin were heard in the area hours earlier.
The Iranian Army announced that a US-owned MQ-9 type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down by air defense systems over Qeshm Island, located in the Strait of Hormuz in the south of the country.
IT WAS STRUCK BY THE INTEGRATED AIR DEFENSE NETWORK
In a statement from the Iranian Army Public Relations Unit, it was stated that the US-owned MQ-9 type UAV was targeted and destroyed by "advanced systems" operating within the integrated air defense network.
The statement emphasized that the aircraft belonged to the "occupying American enemy."
EXPLOSION SOUNDS HAD BEEN HEARD ON THE ISLAND
It had been reported that explosion sounds of unknown origin were heard earlier near Qeshm Island and the city of Bandar Khamir.
Qeshm, Iran's largest island, is located near the northern entrance of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.