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Iran claims IRGC intercepted US MQ-1 Predator over Strait of Hormuz

21 September 2026 09:35

Iran has claimed that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intercepted a US MQ-1 Predator reconnaissance drone over the Strait of Hormuz.

The IRGC used a new air-defence system to intercept the aircraft, Iran's state news agency reports.

The MQ-1 had been withdrawn from service by the US Navy and Air Force several years ago and replaced by the more advanced MQ-9 Reaper.

The agency claimed that US forces had resumed using MQ-1 drones following losses of MQ-9 aircraft.

By Aghakazim Guliyev

Caliber.Az

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