What happened

Iranian reporting said IRGC air defences shot down a U.S. unmanned aircraft over the Strait of Hormuz. Fars, as relayed by Anadolu, identified the aircraft as an MQ-1; a Sepah News account relayed by Xinhua identified it as an MQ-9 Reaper. No reviewed U.S. statement, independently authenticated wreckage or geolocated imagery confirms a loss, and the conflicting model identifications remain unresolved. The event is therefore recorded only as an unconfirmed Iranian claim. No casualties, energy-infrastructure damage or shipping disruption were reported, and the marker is a broad regional reference rather than a claimed impact coordinate.

When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.