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Reports vary on the number of US drones lost.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T07:25:27.283Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-20T07:11:10.634Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T07:25:27.283Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":45,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Claims are attributed to Iranian agencies, with no independent verification or US confirmation.","critic":"Reporting relies heavily on digests, with limited original content and no direct quotes from affected parties.","hype":"Headlines use strong verbs like 'shot down' and 'destroyed' without immediate independent confirmation."}},"tags":["#Iran","#US","#Drone","#StraitOfHormuz","#Military"],"entities":["Iran","Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)","US","MQ-9 Reaper drone","Strait of Hormuz","US Congressional Research Service"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims it shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz.","The IRGC stated the drone was destroyed using a new, advanced air defence system.","The US military has not confirmed Iran's claim.","Some reports mention this is the 54th MQ-9 drone belonging to the US military to be destroyed."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed to have shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz. 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One report cited a US Congressional Research Service report indicating that 81 US aircraft and drones had been lost or damaged since February, with replacement costs ranging from $1.9 billion to $3.3 billion."},{"type":"heading","text":"Omissions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention the cost estimate of $1.9 billion to $3.3 billion for lost or damaged US aircraft and drones that was cited in a US Congressional Research Service report."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"teleborsa.it","url":"https://teleborsa.it/News/2026/10/20/iran-abbattuto-un-drone-statunitense-sopra-lo-stretto-di-hormuz-31.html","headline":"Iran, Shot Down an American Drone over the Strait of Hormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T07:11:10.634Z"},{"sourceName":"Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija","url":"https://lrt.lt/naujienos/pasaulyje/6/3088112/iranas-teigia-virs-hormuzo-sasiaurio-numuses-jav-drona-mq-9-reaper","headline":"Iran Claims to Have Shot Down a US MQ-9 Reaper Drone over the Strait of Hormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T07:05:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Anadolu Ajansı","url":"https://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-says-it-downed-us-drone-over-strait-of-hormuz/4094096","headline":"Iran Says It Downed US Drone over Strait of Hormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T06:50:13.542Z"},{"sourceName":"maravipost.com","url":"https://maravipost.com/iran-shoots-down-us-drone-over-strait-of-hormuz","headline":"Iran shoots down US drone over Strait of Hormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T06:45:01.000Z"},{"sourceName":"PressTV","url":"https://presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/10/20/778753/Iran-intercepts,-shoots-down-54th-US-MQ-9-Reaper-drone-since-start-of-US-Israeli-aggression","headline":"IRGC downs 54th US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Strait of Hormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T06:11:12.342Z"},{"sourceName":"Unknown","url":"https://khabaronline.ir/news/2290645/%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF-MQ-%DB%B9-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2-%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF","headline":"IRGC: US MQ-9 Drone Destroyed in the Skies over the Strait of Hormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T05:45:55.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Noticias ao Minuto","url":"https://noticiasaominuto.com/mundo/3069565/irao-diz-ter-abatido-drone-dos-eua-sobre-o-estreito-de-ormuz","headline":"Iran Claims to Have Shot U.S. Drone over the Strait of Ormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T05:31:15.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Unknown","url":"https://etilaatroz.com/263225/iran-says-it-downed-us-drone","headline":"Iran Announces the Downing of a US Drone","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T05:07:04.000Z"},{"sourceName":"RPP","url":"https://rpp.pe/mundo/medio-oriente/iran-afirmar-haber-derribado-un-dron-estadounidense-sobre-el-estrecho-de-ormuz-noticia-1713458","headline":"Iran Claims to Have Shot Down an American Drone over the Strait of Ormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T04:52:35.000Z"},{"sourceName":"negocios.com","url":"https://negocios.com/articulo/geopolitica/iran-asegura-haber-derribado-dron-eeuu-desafia-trump-ormuz/20261020065033496166.html","headline":"Iran Claims to Have Knocked Down a U.S. Drone and Challenges Trump in Ormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T04:50:33.000Z"},{"sourceName":"fararu.com","url":"https://fararu.com/fa/news/1011030/%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF-mq-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2-%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF","headline":"IRGC: US MQ-9 Drone Destroyed in the Skies over the Strait of Hormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T04:36:17.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Mehr News Agency","url":"https://mehrnews.com/news/6983421/%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF-MQ-%DB%B9-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2","headline":"Destroying a US MQ-9 Drone in the Skies over the Strait of Hormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T04:09:38.000Z"},{"sourceName":"CGTN","url":"https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-20/news-1RoeARhWslq/p.html","headline":"IRGC: 'Early this morning, the 54th MQ-9 drone belonging to the U.S. military was intercepted and destroyed in the skies over the Strait of Hormuz. 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