On 30 October the IRGC Navy claimed four tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz, one from a mine, and that it had shot down and captured a US MQM-170 drone and destroyed an unmanned surface vessel. UKMTO confirmed one vessel was struck by an unknown projectile about 40 nautical miles south of Lavan Island, while CENTCOM denied the USV claim, saying all its unmanned surface vessels are accounted for. On 31 October Mojtaba Khamenei was reported to have ordered a response without geographic limits.
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AI & Security Observatory（2026-10-30）「イラン革命防衛隊、米無人標的機MQM-170の鹵獲と無人水上艇の破壊を主張 中央軍は無人水上艇は全艇健在と否定」『AI & Security Observatory』、第1.0版、最終更新2026-11-02。https://ai-security-observatory.org/ja/brief/brief-20261102-16/
AI & Security Observatory (2026-10-30). Iran's IRGC claims to have captured a US MQM-170 target drone and destroyed an unmanned surface vessel; CENTCOM says all USVs are accounted for . AI & Security Observatory, version 1.0. Updated 2026-11-02. https://ai-security-observatory.org/en/brief/brief-20261102-16/
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