The US has not confirmed losing any drone. US Central Command told Al Jazeera the situation around Qeshm was calm. Nothing more to add, they said.
Explosions were also reported in Qeshm and nearby Bandar Khamir. Fars News Agency says it isn't clear what caused them, and they might be linked to warning shots fired towards the Strait of Hormuz.
That's everything we know.
Why this mattersSo why does Qeshm Island keep coming up?
It sits right at the northern mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. A fifth of the world's oil passes through that strait. Qeshm is Iran's biggest island, and it has turned into one of the most fought-over spots in this entire war.
The US-Israeli war on Iran started on 28 February 2026. Four days ago, the US military bombed Qeshm Island itself. American officials said it was defensive, saying Iran had fired surface-to-air missiles at a US aircraft first. So Qeshm got hit once already this week. Now Iran says something got shot down there again.
Here's the thing about Iran's drone claims. They happen almost every day now. The Guard says it has downed 72 American drones since February — 16 MQ-1s, 56 MQ-9s — plus the MQM-170 from earlier the same day. The US hasn't confirmed a single one. Central Command, run by Admiral Brad Cooper, keeps declining to confirm any of it.
And nobody knows who actually fired the two missiles that hit Qeshm. Nobody's confirmed they're even connected to the drone claim. Fars News Agency's own theory — that it might be warning shots towards the strait — hasn't been confirmed either.
All this is happening while diplomacy is supposedly moving forward. Four days ago, President Trump posted that a deal with Iran could happen, saying Iran wants a settlement fast. Qatari mediators had just flown back to Doha after talks in Tehran. A few hours ago, Trump called Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to talk about easing tensions. Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said Iran will not give up its sovereign rights despite pressure and threats.
And there's more. Iran's Guard navy says two oil tankers hit mines and caught fire trying to use what it called unauthorised routes through the strait — the same day as the drone and missile reports.
So here's the pattern: a strike on Qeshm, an Iranian claim of a shoot-down, no US confirmation, and talk of a deal running alongside all of it. What's different this time is nobody knows yet whether these missiles came from Iran's own defences or from somewhere else entirely. And whether that gets answered before the next strike happens.
