Key facts
- The supertanker Algaya caught fire after hitting naval mines.
- The incident occurred in a restricted zone south of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran's IRGC claimed to have downed an advanced MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
- The IRGC stated its air defenses have intercepted four US-developed MQ-1 drones in recent days.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the supertanker Algaya caught fire after striking naval mines in a restricted zone located south of the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC also stated it intercepted and destroyed an advanced MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to the Tasnim news agency citing the IRGC's air defence system. The IRGC further reported on September 15, 2026, that its air defenses had intercepted a second MQ-1 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz, adding that four US-developed MQ-1 drones, primarily used for surveillance, had been intercepted around the strait in recent days.