IRGC has released footage of an unmanned underwater vessel it says belonged to the US military
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has captured a US autonomous underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz, the second such incident reported this month.
According to an IRGC Navy statement carried by Iranian media, the military UROV was conducting espionage in the strategic waterway.
The IRGC identified the vessel as a Remus 600, an advanced autonomous underwater vehicle used by the US Navy for mine detection, surveillance, and reconnaissance. It released footage of the vehicle being lifted from the water and said specialists are now working to recover its data.
The IRGC also warned that the Strait of Hormuz remains “closed,” saying it will continue confronting what it described as “dangerous movements and unauthorized” vessel activity. The US has not yet commented on the incident.
The claim follows a series of drone incidents in the Strait of Hormuz this month.
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