Iran’s navy has claimed to have shot down a US MQ-1 drone using a modern air defense system near the coastal area of ​​Kohstak in the southern province of Hormozgan.

According to Iranian media, the navy said in a statement that the US enemy drone was intercepted near the coastal area of ​​Sirek in the Strait of Hormuz and destroyed by the air defense system operated by the country’s defense network.

The statement said that the autonomous drone was successfully tracked in the Kohstak area near the Sirek area, resulting in its incapacitation.

The report said that the US MQ-1 is an unmanned medium-range aircraft developed by General Atomics and is used by the US Air Force, and the US is using such aircraft for military and surveillance operations in West Asia and other regions.

It was further stated that the US Air Force retired the MQ-1 Predator fleet in 2018 and replaced it with the modern MQ-9 Raptor.

The Iranian Army announced that it shot down a US MQ-1 drone near Kuhestak, off the coast of Sirik in Hormozgan Province, using a new naval air defence system.

Iranian media reported that the Revolutionary Guards announced last week that it had shot down the sixteenth MQ-1 drone since the start of the US-Israeli war. The MQ-1 drone has been used by the US for its aerial surveillance and operations in the region since the start of the war.

It should be remembered that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, 2026, after the US and Israeli attacks. However, it was temporarily opened in April for a ceasefire but was later suspended again as a result of the US attacks.