Hyderabad, Nov. 7 -- Two projectiles struck Iran's Qeshm Island near the strategic Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, November 7, according to Iranian media reports, as the country's military reported intercepting American drones over the island.

Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported the projectile impacts, saying no official information was immediately available about possible damage. It added that further details would be released once the incident was confirmed by the relevant authorities.

The official IRNA news agency reported that a US MQ-1 drone had been brought down over Qeshm Island, describing it as the 16th of its kind to be destroyed there. It attributed the interception to a newly developed air defence system operat...