According to Iranian media reports on the 3rd, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran captured 2 US military MQM-170 reconnaissance drones south of Qeshm Island, bringing the total number of drones of this type captured by Iran to 4. Iranian media previously reported that on the night of the 2nd, the Revolutionary Guard also shot down 2 US MQM-170 reconnaissance drones over Qeshm Island and destroyed the 55th US MQ-9 “Reaper” drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Explosions were heard several times in the early morning of the 3rd local time on Qeshm Island in southern Iran. US media reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran fired a missile at a US military aircraft from Qeshm Island on the night of the 2nd. The US military fighter immediately took “defensive measures” and destroyed Iran's surface-to-air missile launcher.

According to Iranian media reports on the 3rd, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran captured 2 US military MQM-170 reconnaissance drones south of Qeshm Island, bringing the total number of drones of this type captured by Iran to 4. Iranian media previously reported that on the night of the 2nd, the Revolutionary Guard also shot down 2 US MQM-170 reconnaissance drones over Qeshm Island and destroyed the 55th US MQ-9 “Reaper” drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Explosions were heard several times in the early morning of the 3rd local time on Qeshm Island in southern Iran. US media reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran fired a missile at a US military aircraft from Qeshm Island on the night of the 2nd. The US military fighter immediately took “defensive measures” and destroyed Iran's surface-to-air missile launcher.