According to Al Jazeera, citing a statement published by Iran's state broadcaster IRIB, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that its Aerospace Force used a "new advanced air defense system" at 14:30 local time (11:00 GMT) to intercept and destroy a drone described as a US-owned MQ-1 series reconnaissance and combat UAV over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran claimed this is the 17th drone of this series it has shot down. The aforementioned aircraft model, ownership, and number of shootdowns are based entirely on the Iranian side's statements and have not been independently verified in this report.