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title: "Iran claims downing of US drone over Strait of Hormuz"
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published: "2026-08-31T05:05:14.151Z"
source_reported: "2026-08-31T04:47:32.959Z"
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trust_score: 60
critic_score: 70
hype_score: 12
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# Iran claims downing of US drone over Strait of Hormuz

*Incident follows US strikes on Larak Island, with Iran also claiming retaliation strikes in Jordan.*

**Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): 

- Trust 60 of 100, higher is better. Trust 60: multiple independent outlets cite IRGC statement, but no named persons or figures are provided.
- Craft 70 of 100, higher is better. Critic 70: context given, facts separated, but content is essentially reproduced press releases.
- Hype 12 of 100, lower is better. Hype 12: language is neutral and proportional, no sensationalism or clickbait.

Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology.

**The short version**

- Iran's IRGC announced it shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz.
- The drone crashed into the Persian Gulf, according to Iran's announcement.
- The incident occurred after US strikes on Iran's Larak Island.
- Iran also claimed to have struck two bases in Jordan in retaliation for the US attacks.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on August 31, 2026, that it had shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC stated the drone crashed into the waters of the Persian Gulf. This event followed U.S. strikes on Iran's Larak Island. Iran also claimed it struck two bases in Jordan in retaliation for the U.S. attacks on Larak Island.

## Disputed claims

The United States has not yet confirmed the IRGC's claim that it shot down the drone. No reports mention a U.S. statement confirming or denying the incident.

## What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated digests mention the U.S. strikes on Larak Island, which preceded the drone incident. The right-rated digests also do not mention the U.S. strikes on Larak Island, nor do they mention Iran's claim of retaliatory strikes on two bases in Jordan. No centre-rated outlet covered this story.

## Who covered it

Shares of the 11 covering outlets with a published leaning rating:

- Left: 18% (2)
- Centre: 0% (0)
- Right: 82% (9)

18 of 29 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-08-31T06:14:36.921Z.

**Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 1 time; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-08-31T05:15:29.730Z.

## How the sides framed it

### Left

- Both left-rated digests reported that Iran's IRGC claimed to have shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Ada Derana and Xinhua both stated this claim in their digests.

### Centre

No separate framing summary.

### Right

- Right-rated digests reported Iran's IRGC claimed to have shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Anadolu Ajansı, Arutz Sheva, Interfax.ru, news-pravda.com, Mehr News Agency, and vz.ru all carried this information. Several of these digests, including Interfax.ru and vz.ru, attributed the information to Press TV, an Iranian state-affiliated media outlet. The digests from Arutz Sheva and vz.ru noted that the United States had not yet confirmed the claim.

**Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding.

## Factuality profile of the covering outlets

These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true.

- veryLow: 1
- mixed: 9
- high: 1
- unknown: 18

## Verification scope

This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true.

## Original reporting this was written from

- [topwar.ru](https://topwar.ru/288915-voennye-irana-sbili-amerikanskij-dron-mq-9-reaper-nad-ormuzskim-prolivom.html) — The Iranian Military Shot Down an American MQ-9 Reaper Drone over the Strait of Hormuz
- [خبرآنلاین](https://khabaronline.ir/news/2267654/%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF-MQ9-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%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) — IRGC: An American MQ9 Drone Was Destroyed in the Strait of Hormuz
- [Newsit.gr](https://newsit.gr/kosmos/oi-frouroi-tis-epanastasis-katerripsan-amerikaniko-drone-pano-apo-ta-stena-tou-ormouz/4761690) — Revolutionary Guards Shoot Down US Drone over Strait of Hormuz
- [elipshaber.com](https://elipshaber.com/iran-hurmuz-bogazinda-abdye-ait-mq-9-tipi-ihayi-dusurduk) — Iran: We Shot Down a US MQ-9 Drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
- [1prime.ru](https://1prime.ru/20260831/iran-872803940.html) — Iran Claimed to Have Hit the U.S. Drone over the Strait of Ormous
- [veteranos.gr](https://veteranos.gr/oi-frouroi-tis-epanastasis-tou-iran-irgc-anakoinosan-katerripsan-amerikaniko-mi-epandromeno-aeroskafos-mq-9-pano-apo-ta-stena-tou-ormouz) — Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Announced They Shot Down a US MQ-9 Drone over the Strait of Hormuz. - Veteranos |National Issues
- [Tribunnews.com](https://tribunnews.com/internasional/7875695/irgc-tembak-jatuh-mq-9-reaper-as-di-selat-hormuz-serang-dua-pangkalan-as-di-yordania) — IRGC Shoots Down US MQ-9 Reaper Over Strait of Hormuz, Attacks Two US Bases in Jordan
- [Malay News- Malaysian newspapers from Kuala Lumpur](https://malay.news/iran-dakwa-tembak-jatuh-dron-as-di-selat-hormuz) — Iran Accuses US Drone of Shooting Down in Strait of Hormuz
- [Haber7](https://haber7.com/dunya/haber/3655677-iran-hurmuz-bogazinda-abdye-ait-mq-9-tipi-ihayi-dusurduk) — Iran: We Shot Down a US MQ-9 Drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
- [express.pk](https://express.pk/story/2830054/iran-says-it-downed-us-drone-over-strait-of-hormuz-2830054) — Iran Claims to Have Shot Down a US Drone over the Strait of Hormuz
- [आज तक](https://aajtak.in/world/story/iran-america-war-hormuz-strait-mq9-drone-uae-attack-ntc-mnrd-smsr-dskc-2632997-2026-08-31) — A New War Has Broken Out Between Iran and the US: MQ-9 Drone Destroyed over Hormuz, and Drones Also Rain Down on the UAE.
- [Life.ru](https://life.ru/p/1918501) — The IRGC Announced the Defeat of an American MQ-9 Drone over the Strait of Hormuz
- [Apa](https://apa.az/asia/iran-hormuz-bogazinda-abs-a-mexsus-pua-ni-vurdugunu-aciqlayib-992568) — Iran Says It Shot Down US Drone in Strait of Hormuz
- [Anadolu Ajansı](https://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-says-it-downed-us-drone-over-strait-of-hormuz/4042081) — Iran says it downed US drone over Strait of Hormuz
- [Ada Derana](https://adaderana.lk/news/cmtgqqg88000e356pfd65goid) — Iran's IRGC says it shot down U.S. MQ-9 drone over Strait of Hormuz
- [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/20260831/8fa00b38846248c983c0217fd3b6b3e1/c.html) — Iran's IRGC says it shot down U.S. MQ-9 drone over Strait of Hormuz
- [Arutz Sheva](https://israelnationalnews.com/flashes/692671) — IRGC: We shot down US MQ-9 drone over Strait of Hormuz
- [ekonomim.com](https://ekonomim.com/dunya/iran-hurmuz-bogazinda-abdye-ait-ihayi-dusurduk-haberi-915239) — Iran: We Shot Down a US Drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
- [Interfax.ru](https://interfax.ru/world/1112193) — IRGC Claimed the Defeat of an American Drone over the Strait of Ormuz
- [news-pravda.com](https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/08/31/2553581.html) — The IRGC said that the American MQ-9 drone was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz, Press TV reports
- [tabnak.ir](https://tabnak.ir/fa/news/1392230/%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF-mq9-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AC-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3) — IRGC Strikes MQ9 Drone in Persian Gulf
- [Habertürk](https://haberturk.com/dunya/iran-hurmuz-bogazi-nda-abd-ye-ait-mq-9-tipi-iha-yi-dusurdugunu-duyurdu-3909167) — Iran Announced It Shot Down a US MQ-9 Drone in the Strait of Hormuz
- [BAKU.WS: Xəbəriniz olsun](https://baku.ws/dunya/abs-sepah-movqelerini-vurdu-iran-mq-9-u-hedefe-aldi) — US Strikes IRGC Positions, Iran Targets MQ-9
- [Haberler](https://haberler.com/guncel/iran-hurmuz-bogazi-nda-abd-ye-ait-mq-9-tipi-iha-yi-20191807-haberi) — Iran Shot Down a US MQ-9 Drone.
- [vz.ru](https://vz.ru/news/2026/8/31/1447387.html) — IRGC Reported the Destruction of the U.S. Drone MQ-9.
- [Mehr News Agency](https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247326/IRGC-downs-US-MQ-9-over-Strait-of-Hormuz) — IRGC downs US MQ-9 drone over Strait of Hormuz
- [defapress.ir](https://defapress.ir/fa/news/858916/%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF-mq9-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AA%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2) — Destroying an American MQ9 Drone over the Strait of Hormuz
- [www.ertnews.gr](https://ertnews.gr/eidiseis/diethni/oi-frouroi-tis-epanastasis-ypostirizoun-oti-katerripsan-amerikaniko-drone-mq-9-sta-stena-tou-ormouz) — Revolutionary Guards Claim to Have Shot Down US MQ-9 Drone in Strait of Hormuz
- [snn.ir](https://snn.ir/fa/news/1448577/%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-mq-9-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AA%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%AF) — IRGC: American MQ-9 Drone Shot Down over the Strait of Hormuz

## Questions

**What did Iran announce happened?**

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC stated the drone crashed into the Persian Gulf. This announcement followed U.S. strikes on Iran's Larak Island, and Iran also claimed to have struck two bases in Jordan in retaliation.

**Has the US confirmed Iran's claim?**

The United States has not yet confirmed Iran's claim that it shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone. None of the reports included a statement from the U.S. government confirming or denying the incident.

**What happened before the drone incident?**

The drone incident followed U.S. strikes on Iran's Larak Island. Iran claimed these strikes were carried out by the U.S. military, which stated the IRGC was preparing to lay sea mines.

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