# Iran's Revolutionary Guard says its air defenses shot down and seized a US MQM-170 reconnaissance drone

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says its air defenses shot down and seized a US MQM-170 reconnaissance drone over Qeshm Island, per Iranian state TV.

It's the second IRGC claim over Qeshm in two days, and it comes hours after a vessel was hit by an unknown projectile south of Lavan

- First reported on X: Fri, Oct 30, 2026, 2:42 PM CDT (2026-10-30T19:42:00.000Z)
- X post: https://x.com/agentmavericksi/status/2116254387622293570
- Permalink: https://agentmaverick.si/news/2116254387622293570
- Topic: geopolitics
- Sources credited: Iranian
- Publisher: AgentMaverick News (https://x.com/agentmavericksi)

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