Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they seized an American unmanned submarine drone in the Strait of Hormuz in a complex intelligence and operational action at dawn. The Guards said the vehicle was among the most modern U.S. submarine drones and had been delivered to the U.S. fleet in 2025. Iranian media said it could carry out subsurface reconnaissance, seabed mapping, mine detection, and inspection of submarine cables and pipelines. Iran also said it has maintained a blockade of the strait since the war began in late February.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Sept. 6. Reuters-Yonhap
TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday said they seized an American submarine drone in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has blockaded in the months-long Middle East war.
"The IRGC naval forces captured one of the most modern, unmanned, and smart submarines of the U.S. terrorist army at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz in a complex intelligence and operational action at dawn today," the Guards said in a statement carried by state TV.
"This smart submarine is equipped with the latest technology in the subsurface field in the world, which was delivered to the U.S. terrorist army fleet in 2025," the statement added.
