Iran’s Army Navy said on Friday 13 November 2026 that it had shot down a United States MQ-1 drone near the coastal area of Kuhestak, in Hormozgan Province, along the coast of Sirik, east of the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the Navy, the drone was detected and tracked before being destroyed by an advanced air-defence system operating under Iran’s integrated air-defence network. The Navy vowed: “We will not hesitate for a moment in safeguarding and defending the territorial integrity, maritime borders, and interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
The claim has not been independently confirmed. No wreckage, images or coordinates were released, and US Central Command declined to comment on the claim. The US military and Bahrain did not immediately comment.
The announcement came hours after the Revolutionary Guards said on the same day that they had destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain.
This is a separate claim from the one on 6 November, when the Revolutionary Guards said they had shot down a 16th MQ-1 over Qeshm Island.
The US-Iran war began on 28 February 2026, and about a fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz, making developments in the area closely watched.
Source: Press TV, also reported by Iran’s IRNA news agency.
