Iran shoots down an Israeli surveillance drone, news agency says

Above, an Orbiter 3 displayed at the Unmanned Vehicles Conference 2015 on Nov. 9, 2015 in Tel Aviv. (AFP file photo)
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Updated 24 May 2026
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Iran shoots down an Israeli surveillance drone, news agency says

  • Wreckage ‌of shattered Orbiter drone was discovered in cooperation with Iranian naval forces

DUBAI: The Iranian army downed an Israeli spying and surveillance drone in the ‌Hormozgan province, Iran’s ‌Mehr news ‌agency ⁠reported on Sunday, ⁠as expectations rose that a memorandum of ⁠understanding regarding ‌a ‌peace deal between ‌Iran and ‌the US could be imminent.
The wreckage ‌of a shattered Orbiter drone, ⁠an ⁠Israeli product, was discovered in cooperation with Iranian naval forces, the agency said.