IRGC announces downing of two US MQM-170 drones over Qeshm Island

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1. 5 Nov 2026, 21:24 Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced it had shot down moments earlier a fifth US MQM-170 reconnaissance drone in the airspace of Qeshm Island, without providing further details on the circumstances of the downing.
2. 5 Nov 2026, 21:42 Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced the downing of a US MQM-170 reconnaissance drone in the airspace of Qeshm Island, confirming it was the sixth drone of this type to be shot down; the announcement included no details on the circumstances or timing of the incident or on who launched the drone.
3. 5 Nov 2026, 22:51 Reports addressed the fall of a sixth US drone over Iran's Qeshm Island, amid talk of an escalating covert war in the region, without further details on the circumstances of the incident or who was responsible for it.

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