Iranian Army Claims Destruction of U.S. MQ-1 Drone Off the Coast of Sirik
Verified: 5 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Iran.
The Public Relations Office of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army announced on Friday, November 13, 2026, that an American MQ-1 drone was ...
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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2 outlets from Iran, where the story is: IranWire, Press TV · how we count
- Nov 13, 1:43 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisIranian Army Claims Destruction of U.S. MQ-1 Drone Off the Coast of Sirikiranwire.com ↗
- Nov 13, 3:54 PM UTC+2 hIran shoots down another US MQ-1 drone in country's southtass.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 5:07 PM UTC · +3 h
- Nov 13, 5:38 PM UTC+4 hIranian forces shoot down US MQ-1 drone off southern coastdailythepatriot.com ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Iranian claim of shooting down a US MQ-1 off the southern coast, while Report 3 describes another drone shootdown in the south, a separate occurrence.
2m agoAlso reported by presstv.co.uk (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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